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Pemba Tamang
Pemba Tamang (born 11 March 1980) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol (Pairs) with Vijay Kumar and the silver medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The Indian trio of Pemba Tamang, Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh won the silver medal in the 25m centre fire event at the 2014 Asian Games, held at Incheon, South Korea.
Pooja Ghatkar
Pooja Ghatkar (born 1989) is an Indian professional sports shooter. She competes in the women's 10 meter air rifle event.
Prakash Nanjappa
Prakash Nanjappa (born 29 February 1976), also known as P N Prakash (Papanna Nanjappa Prakash), is an Indian shooter who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol events. He was the only Indian to win a medal in the 2013 ISSF World Cup, when he won bronze with a very minor difference between the second place in 10 metre air pistol event in Changwon, South Korea. In the same event, he won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Prakashi Tomar
Prakashi Tomar (born 1 January 1937) is an Indian sharpshooter from Johri village of Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. She is one of the eldest sharpshooters in the world. She is an icon in the world of shooting.
Pranjali Dhumal
Pranjali Prashant Dhumal (born 2000) is an Indian deaf sports shooter. She made her Deaflympic debut in 2022, representing India at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics.
Preeti Rajak
Preeti Rajak (born 6 November 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the trap event. She is a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, where she became the first woman to attain the rank of Subedar. Rajak has represented India in various international shooting competitions.
Prithipal Chatterjee
Prithipal Chatterjee (born 19 October 1943) is an Indian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Prithviraj Tondaiman
Prithviraj Tondaiman (born 6 June 1987) is an Indian sport shooter from Tamil Nadu. He competes in the trap discipline. He was a part of the Indian shooting team at the 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou, China.
Rahi Sarnobot
Rahi Jeevan Sarnobat (born 30 October 1990) is an Indian sport shooter who specialises in the 25 m pistol event. She is the first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal in shooting at the Asian Games, winning the 25 m pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games. She also won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Raiza Dhillon
Raiza Dhillon (born 20 April 2004) is an Indian skeet shooter. She was the youngest Indian shooter at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She created a Junior National record with a score of 122 in the qualification round at the 2024 National Shooting Championships.
Rajeshwari Kumari
Ria Rajeshwari Kumari (born 10 December 1991) is an Indian sports shooter and fashion designer. Kumari is a trap shooter and has won medals in both domestic and international competitions. She won the silver medal at the Women's trap team event in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Rajyashree Kumari
Rajyashree Kumari (born 4 June 1953) is a former competition shooter from India. She is the daughter of Dr. Karni Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, daughter of Maharaja Maharani Sushila, She is the chairperson of the Maharaja Ganga Singhji Trust and the owner of the Lalgarh Palace.
Rakesh Manpat
Rakesh Manpat is an Indian shooter from Bangalore. He completed his education from Jain University where he was in the junior division of NCC. In 2006, at 16, he became a Junior state champion, winning all gold medals.
Ramita Jindal
Ramita Jindal (born 16 January 2004) is an Indian sport shooter. She won a silver medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle team event and a bronze medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2022 Asian Games. She is a student of Hansraj College, Delhi University.
Randhir Singh
Randhir Singh (18 October 1946 – 27 May 2026) was a five time Indian Olympian and sports administrator. He was a sports shooter. He was a noted sports administrator in India serving as the secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association for 25 years from 1987 to 2012.
Ravi Kumar
Junior Warrant Officer Ravi Kumar (born 1 January 1990) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the men's 10m air rifle team event, along with Abhinav Bindra and Sanjeev Rajput. At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, he won bronze medal in the men's 10 metre air rifle event.
Ravinder Singh
Ravinder Singh (born 17 October 1996) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 50 m pistol event. He won gold medal in the 50 m pistol event at the 2025 World Championships.
Ronak Pandit
Ronak Pandit (12 April 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won gold medal in the Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Pairs) with Samaresh Jung at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He is married to Indian shooter Heena Sidhu and has a daughter named Reyah.
Ronjan Sodhi
Ronjan Sodhi (born 23 October 1979 in Ferozepur, Punjab, India) is an Indian Double trap shooter. He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title.
Roopa Unnikrishnan
Roopa Unnikrishnan is an Indian-born American sports shooter and innovation consultant, based in New York City. She serves as the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development of IDEX Corporation. In 1998, she was the first Indian woman to ever win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, in the 50m rifle prone position event.
Ruchita Vinerkar
Ruchita Vinerkar is an Indian sport shooter. She won the Gold in the women’s 10m air pistol team event at the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Cairo.
Rythym Sangwan
Rhythm Sangwan (born 29 November 2003) is an Indian sport shooter who usually competes in 10 meter air pistol and 25 meter pistol. She has won medals in Shooting World Cups and Shooting Championship at junior as well as at senior level. She won the gold as part of India team in the women’s 25m pistol team event at the Asian Games along with Manu Bhaker and Esha Singh.
Samaresh Jung
Samaresh Jung (born 19 May 1970) is an Indian sport shooter. He is an air pistol specialist. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, he won two gold medals, in the men's free pistol pairs and in the open event of 25 m standard pistol pairs, both in partnership with Jaspal Rana.
Samrat Rana
Samrat Rana (born 8 January 2005) is an Indian sports shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event. He won the 10 m air pistol gold at the 2025 World Championships, becoming only the third Indian world champion after Abhinav Bindra and Rudrankksh Patil.
Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh (born 20 January 1996) is an Indian sport shooter from Punjab. He competes in the 10m air rifle discipline. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in both the individual 10m air rifle and mixed events.
Saniya Shaikh
Saniya Shaikh (born 25 April 1992) is an international shooter, representing India in Women Skeet (SK75) (SK125) event in International Shooting Sport Federation.
Sanjeev Rajput
Master Chief Petty Officer Sanjeev Rajput (5 January 1981) is an Arjuna Awardee Indian sport shooter from Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. He was a retired Junior Commissioned Officer in Indian Navy.
Saurabh Chaudhary
Saurabh Chaudhary (born 12 May 2002) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event. He rose to fame after clinching the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games, becoming the youngest Indian ever to win an Asian Games gold at just 16 years old. 3 in the 10 m air pistol category in 2019, a record he still holds as of 2025.
Seema Tomar
Seema Tomar (born 3 July 1982) is an Indian trap shooter. She is the only Indian woman to win shotgun Silver Medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. She was born in Johri village of Uttar Pradesh.
Sen Keshav
Keshav Sen (born 21 September 1923) is an Indian former sports shooter. He competed in the trap event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Shagun Chowdhary
Shagun Chowdhary (born 26 June 1983) is an Indian shooter from Jaipur, Rajasthan. She did her schooling from Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls School, Jaipur and graduated from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. Shagun Chowdhary became the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympics in clay pigeon shooting.
Shahzar Rizvi
Shahzar Rizvi (born 18 June 1994) Is an Indian Ace shooter. As a shooter, competing in the 10 metre air pistol event, he won a gold medal in the 2018 ISSF World Cup and in 2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships. 3 points in the final to clinch Gold on his debut in ISSF World Cup.
Shapath Bharadwaj
Shapath Bharadwaj (born 2 January 2002) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the bronze medal at the ISSF World Championship in Jr. Men's Double Trap Category at the age of 16.
Shardul Vihan
Shardul Vihan (born 11 January 2003) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Double Trap at age 15. His father’s name is Deepak Kumar , mother’s name is Manju and grandfather’s name is Ompal Singh.
Shimon Sharif
Shimon Sharif (born 7 February 1978) is an Indian sport shooter. He started his sports career in 1995. He has participated in several international shooting competitions including the ISSF World Cup at Korea in 2003.
Shiva Narwal
Shiva Narwal is an Indian sport shooter. He won the bronze medal in the ISSF world cup 10m Air Pistol mixed event along with Palak. He won the gold medal in Men's 10m air pistol team in the 2022 Asian Games.
Shourya Saini
Shourya Saini (born 2003) is an Indian deaf sports shooter. He made his Deaflympic debut at the age of 19 representing India at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022).
Shreyasi Singh
Shreyasi Singh (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian sports shooter and politician. She competes in the double trap event. She won a gold medal in the Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia - Women's double trap and a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Shri Nivetha
Shri Nivetha Paramanantham is an Indian sport shooter. She won the Gold in the women's 10m air pistol team event in the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Cairo.
Shriyanka Sarangi
Shriyanka Sadangi (born 10 January 1995) is an Indian shooter from Odisha. She has represented her state and India at national and international level.
Shweta Chaudhry
Shweta Chaudhry (born 3 July 1986), also known as Shweta Singh, is an Indian sport shooter who competes in the 10 metre air pistol and 25 metre sports pistol events. 4 points in the final, which was the first medal won by India in the games. In 2009, at 2009 Asian Air Gun Championships in Doha, Chaudhary won a bronze medal in air pistol event having 381 points in the final.
Sift Kaur Samra
Sift Kaur Samra (born 9 September 2001) is an Indian sports shooter. She holds the world record in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event, achieved while winning the gold medal in the event at the 2022 Asian Games. She has also represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women’s 50 m rifle three positions event.
Simranpreet Kaur Brar
Simranpreet Kaur Brar (born 2 October 2004) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in the 25 m pistol event.
Singhraj Adhana
Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 3rd Baronet
Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal, 3rd Baronet of Shahpur, commonly known as Sir Udayan Chinubhai Baronet (25 July 1929 – 3 September 2006), was the 3rd of Runchorelal baronets, a businessman, a noted sportsman and a Commandant General of the Gujarat Home Guards from Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India.
Smit Singh
Smit Singh (born 18 January 1991) is an International Sportsperson, Indian National Congress National Spokesperson and National Head for Sports department. Singh serves as the Principal Advisor to the Chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food Processing, India. He has studied at Somerville College, University of Oxford and has also been a research associate at the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.
Soma Dutta
Soma Dutta (born 25 December 1967) is an Indian sport shooter. She competed in rifle shooting events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. Soma is the daughter of Murari Mohan Dutta and Bella Dutta of the wellknown GD Pharmaceuticals who make Boroline, the world famous cream.
Sonia Rai
Sonia Rai (born 13 November 1980) is an Indian sport shooter and coach, best known for her contributions in the 10 metre air pistol event. A multiple-time national champion and international medallist, she is presently associated with the Sports Authority of India as a national-level shooting coach.