| Name(s) |
JASPAL RANA |
| Date of
Birth |
June 28, 1976 |
|
Identity |
Indian Shooter |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He contested mainly in the
25 m Centre Fire Pistol
category.
- Gold medallist at the :
- 1994 Asian Games,
- 1998 Commonwealth Games -
Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's
Center Fire Pistol Pairs,
- 2002 Commonwealth Games -
Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol,
- 2006 Commonwealth Games -
Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol
Pairs, and
- 2006 Asian Games.
- Rana made his national
début at the age of 12, at
the 31st National Shooting
Championship at Ahmedabad and won a
Silver Medal.
- He shot into Standard Pistol
shooting fame when he won a
Gold at the 46th World Shooting
Championship (Junior
Section) with a world record
score at Milan, Italy, in
1994.
- Rana won most of his medals in
the Centre Fire Pistol event, but
has also won Air Pistol, Standard
Pistol, Free Pistol and Rapid Fire
Pistol events.
- He has won more than 600
Medals at the national and
international levels.
- At present, Rana coaches at the
Jaspal Rana Institute of Education
and Technology in Dehradun.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- In 1994, he was awarded
Arjuna Award, at an
age of 18.
- By the age of 21, he became
Padma Shri awardee.
- National Citizen
award by Mother Teresa.
|
| Other |
- He was a member of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP). and subsequently
in 2012 joined the INC (Indian
National Congress).
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