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Sanjeev Rajput (5 January 1981) is an

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ee Indian

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from

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, Haryana. He was a retired

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Early life

Rajput was born on 5 January 1981 to Krishan Lal of

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. He went to SD Public School Jagadhri,

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. At the age of 18 he joined the

as a sailor and left the same in 2014.

Career

2004

He won three gold and a silver medal at SAF Games, Islamabad, 2004. At the national Championship Oct 2004 Sanjeev Rajput proves to be a new find by winning back to back finals with two different weapons on the final day of the National Championship at Reoti Ranges,

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2005–2006

He won the 50m Free Rifle three-position and the 10m Air Rifle Champion of Champions events. He won a Team Gold in Commonwealth Shooting Championship,

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in March 2005 in 50m Rifle 3 position event. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 50m Rifle Prone at the

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. He won a bronze medal in the

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. He took part in 33rd National Games Guwahati from Services team and won 03 Gold and 01 Silver medal including individual Gold in 50m Rifle Prone and 3position event.

2007–2008

In year 2007, he won the Olympic berth by making a New National Record of 1170/1200 in ISSF World Cup Fort Benning, USA, by breaking his own record of 1165. He won a second place in Asian Shooting Championship, Kuwait in December 2007 in 50m Rifle 3rd position and a team Bronze in the same event and a team silver in 50m Rifle Prone. He contested in the men's 50 m rifle prone event at the

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in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals. He also contests in the men's 50 m rifle three positions.

2009–2010

In July 2009, he won four gold and two silver medals from the SAG Shooting Championship, Dhaka. and a team Gold of Air rifle from Asian Air Gun Championship,

in December 2009. In 2010 he won a double gold in 50m Rifle 3position event with the New Meet Record in Common Wealth Shooting Championship, Delhi and also a Silver in 10m Air rifle event. He won a silver medal in ISSF World Cup Sydney, 2010 in 10m Air Rifle. He finished 5th in 10m Air Rifle in ISSF World Cup Final in Oct 2010 in Munich, Germany. He also won a team silver in 10m Air rifle event in Asian Games Guangzhou, China. He was also Conferred with Arjuna Award in Aug 2010 and is also adjudged the Services Best Sports Person for the year 2009–2010 and was awarded the Trophy.

2011–present

In 2011, he won gold medal in world cup held in

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, Korea. He also made a New National Record in the same event by again breaking his own record 3rd time. By winning this gold he became the third Indian to qualify for the London Olympics. He finished 8th place at the ISSF World Cup finals in Poland in his Pet event. He also won five gold and a silver medal in the 34th National Games Ranchi, Bihar. At the

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Rajput could not make it to the finals of the men's 50-metre rifle three positions at the Royal Artillery Barracks. At the

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in Glasgow, Sanjeev won a silver medal in the 50 m Rifle 3 positions event. In 2016 he won his second ISSF world cup medal in 50 metres rifle 3 positions event at Baku, where he ended up with a silver medal. At the Gold Coast CWG 2018, he won the gold medal in the 50m three positions event. In

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, he won silver medal in men's 50 metres rifle 3 positions category. In Shooting World Cup in Baku, Rajput won a silver medal in the 50m rifle three positions. He finished seventh in the qualification with a score of 1,167. At the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (August 2019), Rajput qualified for the final of the 50m three positions event with a score of 1180, going on to win the silver medal. With the podium finish, he also obtained a quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

International medals won

*South Asian Federation Games 2004, Islamabad 2004 , 3 Gold Medal and 1 Silver Medal *Australia Cup 2006, Melbourne 2006 , Bronze Medal 50M Rifle (3position)- Individual *Asian Shooting Championship, Doha, Qatar 2007 , 2 Silver 50M Rifle (3position) - Individual & 50M Rifle (Prone) - Team, 1 Bronze 50M Rifle (3position) - Team *Australia Cup, Sydney, 2008 – Gold medal in 50M Rifle (3postion) - Individual *International Shooting Competition of Hannover, 2008 - 2 Gold Medals - 10M Air Rifle Individual & 10M Air Rifle Team *5th SAF Shooting Championship, Dhaka 2009 – 4 Gold Medals & 2 Silver Medal *3rd Asian Air Gun Championship, Doha 2009 – 1 Gold - 10M Air Rifle Individual *12th Asian Shooting Championship, 2012 – 2 Gold – 50m Rifle (3position) Individual & 50M Rifle (3position) Team *His Highness Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix, 2012- 1 Bronze Medal – 50M Rifle (Prone) Individual *6th Asian Air Gun Tehran, Iran 2013 – 2 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze Medal

References

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