Abhinav Singh Bindra (Punjabi: ਅਭਿਨਵ ਬਿੰਦਰਾ, born September 28, 1982[1]) is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event. By winning the gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and India's first gold medal since 1980, when the Men's Field Hockey Team won the gold.
Abhinav Bindra comes from an affluent Sikh family. His parents, Dr. Apjit and Babli Bindra, are promoters of the Hitech Group of companies. The group has a turnover of Rs. 300 crores (US $75 million) with interests in agro and dogfood-processing, computer gaming, livestock genetics and pharmaceuticals.[4] Bindra is a fifth generation descendant of legendary Sikh warrior Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa on his mother's side.[5] Bindra has one sister — Divya, a fashion designer, married into the family that owns Atlas Cycles(Haryana).[6]
Bindra studied at the Doon school, Dehradun[7] and later at St. Stephens School, Chandigarh.[8] He earned his BBA from the University of Colorado.
Bindra studied at the Doon school, Dehradun[7] and later at St. Stephens School, Chandigarh.[8] He earned his BBA from the University of Colorado.
Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by his first coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon[9][10]. Bindra was the youngest Indian participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.[11] His current coach is Gabriela Buhlmann from Basel, Switzerland, with whom he trained in Germany before the Olympics He scored 590 (98,99,98,97,100) placing him 11th in the qualification round, and did not qualify for the finals since only the top 8 compete in the finals.
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