All you need to know about Gagan Narang...
Full Name: Gagan Narang
Born: May 6, 1983 (age 29)
Sport: Shooting
Place of birth: Chennai
Current residence: Hyderabad
Weapon used: Walther LG 300
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Role model: Boxer Muhammad Ali
Favourite sportspersons: Roger Federer & Michael Schumacher
Sports he loves to watch: Cricket and tennis
Favourite movie: In Pursuit of Happiness (2006)
Favourite song: White Flag by Dido
Favourite movie stars: Nicole Kidman and Penelope Cruz
Favourite cuisine: Chinese
Employed with: Air India as an assistant manager (Commercial)
Gagan’s achievements
>> Won gold at the 2003 Afro Asian Games (Hyderabad) in the men's 10m air rifle competition. The quadrennial event is yet to be held since then.
>> Won four gold medals each at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne) and the 2010 CWG (New Delhi).
>> Won an air rifle gold medal at the World Cup 2006 on the same day Barrack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America.
>> Won gold in the men's 10 metre air rifle event in 2008 ISSF World Cup Final with a world record score. Gagan shot a perfect 600 in the qualificationu00a0round and scored 103.5 in the final round making total score of 703.5 to gain the world record.
>> Was conferred with the Padmashree award in 2010 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2011.
>> Became India's first medallist at the 2012 Olympics with a bronze in the men's 10m air rifle event in London.
>> This was his third Olympics appearance after 2004 Athens (finished 12th) and 2008 Beijing (finished 9th).
Personal Best
10m Air Rifle: 600/600
50m Rifle Prone: 597/600
50m Rifle 3 Position: 1174/1200u00a0
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