Vijay kumar olympics biography of albert
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Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)
Indian sport shooter
Honorary CaptainVijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter.
Vijay kumar olympics biography of albert
He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army, who was later promoted to Honorary Captain Rank.[3] Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative.
He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at Indian Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.[4]
Early life and background
Born in Himachal Pradesh, Kumar is the son of Banku Ram, a retired Indian Army subedar, and his wife Roshni Devi.
According to his father, while Kumar was "always intrigued" by hi