Profile details
- Born
- 19 Aug 1985
- Birthplace
- Himachal Pradesh
- State
- Himachal Pradesh
- Height
- 170 cm
- Sport
- Shooting
- Discipline
- Precision
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
- ▸Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- ▸Padma Shri
Competition Appearances
5 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2012 Summer Olympics – men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
- ·2010 Asian Games
- ·2006 Asian Games
- ·2010 Commonwealth Games
- ·2006 Commonwealth Games
Career Timeline
- 2006Competed at 2006 Asian Games
- 2006Competed at 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2010Competed at 2010 Asian Games
- 2010Competed at 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 2012Competed at shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Statistics
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About
Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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.
Biography adapted from Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.