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Subedar
Neeraj Chopra
VSM
Personal information
Full nameNeeraj Chopra
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Panipat, Haryana, India
EducationDAV College, Chandigarh
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service2016–present
Rank Subedar
Service numberJC-471869A[2]
UnitRajputana Rifles
Awards Vishisht Seva Medal
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Coached byUwe Hohn
Achievements and titles
Personal bestNR 87.07m (2021)
Medal record
Men's Javelin throw
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 – –
World Championships – – –
Asian Games 1 – –
Commonwealth Games 1 – –
Asian Championships 1 – –
South Asian Games 1 – –
World Junior Championships 1 – –
Asian Junior Championships – 1 –
Total 6 1 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Javelin throw
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bhubaneshwar Javelin throw
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati/Shillong Javelin throw
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City Javelin throw
Updated on 7 August 2021

Subedar Neeraj Chopra VSM (born 24 December 1997)[1] is an Indian javelin thrower. As of 7 August 2021, he has collected six gold medals in major tournaments across the world, and is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics and one of the only two Indians to win a gold medal in any individual games at the Olympics.[3][4]

In the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships, Chopra set the world under-20 record of 86.48 m. He is the first Indian athlete to ever win a World title in Track and Field at U-20.[5] Chopra was also selected as the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for India at the 2018 Asian Games, which marked his first Asian Games appearance.[6][7] He scored a gold-medal winning throw (88.06m) at the 2018 Asian Games[8] and 2018 Commonwealth Games. On 7 August 2021, Chopra won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics,and set the reigning javelin throw Olympic record with 87.6m.

Early and personal life

Neeraj Chopra is from Khandra village, Panipat district, Haryana.[9][10] He was educated at DAV College, Chandigarh. In 2016, he was appointed a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army with the rank of Naib Subedar.[11][12] During his childhood, he had the hobby of throwing stones to bee hives and his father Satish Kumar Chopra who wanted to make him a disciplined boy, persuaded him to take up javelin.[13] He began training for javelin throw in 2011 during his teenage at the Shivaji Stadium.[14]

File:Neeraj chopra performing javelin throw.jpg
Chopra performing javelin throw at the finals of 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Chopra receiving the Arjuna Award from Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India, 2018.

Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal in 2020 Summer Olympics on 7th August 2021 with the 87.58 m throw,[15] which is the first Olympic medal in athletics won by an Indian. Neeraj Chopra is only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal. On 11 August 2008, Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10 m air rifle in 2008 Summer Olympics.[5][3]

Neeraj won a gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games with a throw of 84.23 m, where he equalled the Indian national record.

He won a gold medal in 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He also set a world junior record. Despite these performances, he failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the cut off date was 11 July.[16]

Neeraj won another gold medal in Asian Athletic championships 2017 with a throw of 85.23 meters.[17]

Neeraj Chopra registered a season best effort of 86.47 meters in men's javelin throw at 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG). With that, Chopra not only joined an elite list of Indian athletes to win a gold medal on their Commonwealth Games debut, but also became the first Indian to triumph in Javelin Throw at CWG.[18]

In May 2018, he again broke the national record at the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 87.43 meters.[19]

The 22-year-old Chopra is the only track and field athlete to be recommended by the AFI for the country's highest sports award in the year 2018. Neeraj Chopra has already been conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2018 after winning a gold in the Gold Coast Commonwealth.[20]

He is currently being coached by German bio-mechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz.[21] Previously, he has been coached by Gary Calvert,[22] Werner Daniels[23] and Uwe Hohn.[24]

He made his debut appearance at the Asian Games representing India at the 2018 Asian Games and was also chosen as the flag-bearer for Indian contingent during the 2018 Asian Games Parade of Nations.[25] On 27 August 2018, Neeraj threw a distance of 88.06 m to win gold in the Men's javelin throw at the 2018 Asian Games and set a new Indian national record, bettering his own previous record.[26][27] He won the gold medal in Tokyo 2021 Olympics and made India proud. On 5 March 2021, Neeraj Chopra again broke his past National Record setting the new at 88.07m, with a World Leading position in 2021.[28] It was also India's first gold medal in javelin throw at the Asian Games.

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra opened his international season of 2021 with a throw of 83.18 metres that earned him javelin gold medal at an event in Lisbon, Portugal.[29]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing India at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[30]

On 4 August 2021, he qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics' Final in Mens javelin throw. He won the gold medal for Men's Javelin throw on 7 August 2021 with a throw of 87.58m.[31] He also went onto become the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in athletics after independence.[32][33] His Olympic medal in athletics was also significantly India's first ever Olympic medal for India in athletics.[34][35]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  India
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 19th (q) Javelin throw (700 g) 66.75 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 9th Javelin throw 70.50 m
2016 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin throw 82.23 m
Asian Junior Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Javelin throw 77.60 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st place, gold medalist(s) WJR Javelin throw 86.48 m
2017 Asian Grand Prix Series Jinhua, China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Javelin throw 82.11 m[36]
Jiaxing, China 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 83.32 m[37]
Taipei, Taiwan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 79.90 m[38]
Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin throw 85.23 m
IAAF Diamond League Paris, France 7th
(10 pts) 		Javelin throw 84.67 m[39]
Fontvieille, Monaco 78.92 m[40]
Zurich, Switzerland 83.80 m[41]
World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (q) Javelin throw 82.26 m
2018 Offenburg Speerwurf Meeting Offenburg, Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Javelin throw 82.80 m[42]
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin throw 86.47 m
IAAF Diamond League Doha, Qatar 4th
(17 pts) 		Javelin throw 87.43 m[43]
Eugene, Oregon, USA 80.81 m[44]
Rabat, Morocco 83.32 m[45]
Zurich, Switzerland 85.73 m[46]
Sotteville Athletics Meet Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin throw 85.17 m[47]
Savo Games Lapinlahti, Finland 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin throw 85.69 m[48]
Asian Games Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia 1st place, gold medalist(s) NR Javelin throw 88.06 m[49]
2020 Kourtane Games Finland Olympics quota Javelin throw 86.79[50]
2021 Tokyo Olympics 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1st place, gold medalist(s) Javelin Throw 87.58 m[51]
NR−National Records
WJR−World U20 Junior Records
q−Qualification round

Seasonal bests by year

Year Performance[52] Place Date
2013 69.66 metres Patiala, India 26 Jul
2014 70.19 metres Patiala, India 17 Aug
2015 81.04 metres Patiala, India 31 Dec
2016 86.48 metres Jakarta, Poland 23 Jul
2017 85.63 metres Patiala, India 2 Jun
2018 88.06 metres Jakarta, Indonesia 27 Aug
2020 87.86 metres South Africa 28 Jan
2021 87.58 metres Toyko, Japan 7 Aug

Awards and recognition

For winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
Other

References

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