Anjali Bhagwat is an Indian professional shooter. Moreover, in the year 2002, she has become the World Number One in 10m Air Rifle shooting, with that, she has won her first World Cup Final in Milan in the year 2003 by scoring 399/400. She represented India for three Olympics but she became a finalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She has won nearly 12 gold and 4 silver medals in the Commonwealth Games, and she is a Commonwealth record holder in 10m Air Rifle and Sports Rifle 3P. Check out below for Anjali Bhagwat (Shooter) Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Images and more.
Anjali Bhagwat Details
Anjali Bhagwat was born on 5 December 1969 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Anjali Bhagwat family and schooling details will be updated soon. She did her graduation in Kirti M. Doongursee College, Mumbai. Anjali Bhagwat husband name is Mandar Bhagwat. She was inspired by the legendary athlete Carl Lewis by seeing him she improved her interest in sports. Her startup in the shooting occurred when she was worked as a cadet in the National Cadet Corps. As she is a student of Judo Karate and advanced mountaineering she is much attracted towards NCC.
At the time of her graduation, she gets into the Maharashtra Rifle Association, and at the age of 21, she started her shooting within 7 days of holding a gun. Then she took part in National Championship of 1988 and she won the Silver medal for Maharashtra. Her first coach was Sanjay Chakravarthy, with that, she always credits him for her strong fundamentals and basics. Moreover, she is the holder of 55 Gold, 35 Silver and 16 Bronze medals in domestic Competitions is quite unbeatable. She made her first international in the year 1995 in the SAF games, and her first international Gold winning performance was held in the Commonwealth Championship in Auckland in the year 1999. Later in the following years, she got trained in various places and appeared for various competitions and won several medals as well. Till date, she has won 31 Gold, 23 Silver and 7 Bronze medals and she has set 13 new records in International competitions. Then in the national competitions in India, she won 55 Gold, 35 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.
Anjali Bhagwat Biography
Name | Anjali Bhagwat |
Real Name | Anjali Ramakanta Vedpathak |
Nickname | Anjali |
Profession | Indian shooter |
Date of Birth | 5 December 1969 |
Age | 49 (as of August 2018) |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Father Name | Yet to be updated |
Mother Name | Yet to be updated |
Religion | Hindu |
Educational Qualification | Yet to be updated |
School | Yet to be updated |
College | Kirti M. Doongursee College, Mumbai |
Hobbies | Reading Books, Shooting, Singing |
Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Married | Yes |
Husband Name | Mandar Bhagwat |
Current City | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
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Anjali Bhagwat Awards
- 1992: Shree Shiv Chattrapati Award
- 1993: Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
- 1993: Vasantrav Naik Pratishthan Puraskar
- 2002: Indo-American Society Young Achiever award
- 2003: Times Group Maharashtra Shaan
- 2003: Hero Indian Sports Award -Best sportswoman
- 2003: HISA Sports Woman of the year
- 2003: HISA Shooter of the year
- 2004: HISA Shooter of the year
- 2005: GR8 women achievers award
- 2005: Teacher’s achievement award
- 2006: FIE Foundation National award
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