Born: September 28, 1982(age 25)
Birth place: Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand
Residence: Zirakpur, Punjab (India)
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight : 65.5 kg (144 lb)

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra for the Men’s 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 105.5. In the finals, he started with a shot of 10.7, and none of his shots were below 10.0.
* Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.

* In the 2000 Olympics he achieved a score of 590 placing him 11th in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.

* Abhinav Bindra holds a B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration) from the University of Colorado, US.

* Bindra is the CEO of Abhinav Futuristics – the sole distributor of Walther arms in India.

Awards

* 2000 – Arjuna award.
* 2001 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (India’s highest sports award).

Money Awards for 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold medal

* Rs. 1.5 crore (US$ 325,515) by L. N. Mittal, Arcelor Mittal
* Rs. 50 lakh (US$ 116,000) cash prize by Central Govt.
* Rs. 25 lakh (US$ 58,000) cash prize by the State Government of Haryana.
* Rs. 25 lakh cash prize by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
* Rs. 15 lakh (US$ 34,800) cash prize by Steel Ministry of India.
* Rs. 11 lakh (US$ 25,500) cash prize by the State Government of Bihar. The Patna Indoor Stadium will be renamed after Abhinav Bindra.
* Rs. 10 lakh prize by the State Government of Karnataka.

* Rs. 10 lakh cash prize by S. Amolak Singh Gakhal, Chairman Golds Gym.
* Rs. 10 lakh cash prize by Chief Minister of Maharashtra state.
* Rs. 5 lakh (US$ 11,600) cash prize by State Government of Orissa.
* Rs. 5 lakh cash prize by M. Karunanidhi, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
* Rs. 1 lakh (US$ 2,300) cash prize by the State Government of Chhattisgarh.
* Rs. 1 lakh cash prize by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh.
* A free lifetime railway pass by the Railway Ministry of India.
* A Gold medal by the State Government of Kerala.
* Rs. 15 lakh cash award by Pune Municipal Corporation

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