Neeraj Chopra Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Neeraj Chopra Biography

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General Information

Name:	Neeraj Chopra
Profession:	Javelin Thrower, Junior Commissioned Officer
Age:	26 Years, 10 Month, 28 Days (LIVE)
Wife:	N/A
Nationality:	Indian

Personal Information

Name	Neeraj Chopra
Birth Name	N/A
Nick Name	Nijju
Height	5 Feet 11 Inch
Body Measurement	Chest: 40 – Waist: 30 – Biceps: 15
Weight	86 Kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black
Date of Birth	24 December 1997
Age (Current)	26 Years, 10 Month, 28 Days
Religion	Hinduism
Present Address	Khandra Village, Panipat District, Haryana
Hometown	Khandra Village, Panipat District, Haryana
Signature	Not Available

Education

School	Unknown
College	• DAV College, Chandigarh • Kurukshetra University, Haryana
Educational Status	Graduation (correspondence)

Favorite

Food	Vegetarian turned Non-vegetarian
Actor/Actress	Actors: Akshay Kumar Actresses: –
Films	Bollywood: Rocky series Hollywood: –
Musicians	–
Singer	Rajender Kharkia and KD
Song	–
Coach/Mentor	• Gary Calvert • Naseem Ahmad • Klaus Bartonietz • Werner Daniels • Uwe Hohn (personal coach) • Raj Kumar (army coach)
Nature on field	Calm
Hobbies	Playing, Travelling
Colour	White
Perfume	–
Athleter	Javelin Thrower : Jan Zelezny
Destination	–
Sport	Javelin Thrower

Family

Father (Farmer)

Satish Kumar Chopra

Mother

Saroj Devi

Brother

N/A

Sister

Sangeeta and Sarita

Wife

N/A (Unmarried)

Child

N/A

Relationships

Affairs

N/A

Career

Early career	After local children teased him about his childhood obesity, Chopra’s father enrolled him in a gymnasium at Madlauda; he was later enrolled in a gym in Panipat. While playing at Shivaji stadium in Panipat, he saw some javelin throwers and began participating himself.
Career Turning Point	National Junior Athletics Championships in Lucknow on 27 October 2012, won gold with a new national record throw of 68.40 meters.
Awards	Awards, Honours, Achievements: 2017: Hindustan Times Top 30 under 30 awarded by Captain Amarinder Singh 2018: Arjuna Award 2020: Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) 2021: Sportstar ACES Award- Sportsman of the Decade (Track and Field)
Medals	Gold Medal: • 2016: South Asian Games in Guwahati, India • 2016: World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland • 2017: Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar, India • 2018: Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia • 2018: Sotteville Athletics Meet in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France • 2018: Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland • 2018: Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia • 2021: Tokyo Olympics 2020 Silver Medal: • 2016: Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam • 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Jinhua, China • 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Jiaxing, China • 2018: Offenburg Speerwurf Meeting in Offenburg, Germany Bronze Medal: • 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Taipei, Taiwan

Career statistics

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	World Youth Championships	Donetsk, Ukraine	19th (q)	Javelin throw (700 g)	66.75m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	9th	Javelin throw	70.50m
2016	2016 South Asian Games, Asian Junior Championships, World U20 Championships	Guwahati, India, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Bydgoszcz, Poland	, , WJR	Javelin throw, Javelin throw, Javelin throw	82.23m, 77.60m, 86.48m
2017	Asian Grand Prix Series, Asian Championships, IAAF Diamond League, World Championships	Jinhua, China, Jiaxing, China, Taipei, Taiwan,		Javelin throw	82.11m
2018	Offenburg Speerwurf Meeting, Commonwealth Games, IAAF Diamond League, Sotteville Athletics Meet, Savo Games, Asian Games	Offenburg, Germany		Javelin throw	82.80m
2020	Athletics Central North West League Meeting (qualifying event for Summer Olympics)	South Africa	(q)	Javelin Throw	87.86m
2021	Meeting Cidade de Lisboa	Portugal		Javelin Throw	83.18m
2021	Folksam Grand Prix	Sweden		Javelin Throw	80.96m
2021	Kourtane Games	Finland		Javelin Throw	86.79m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan		Javelin Throw	87.58m