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 | 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 | 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 |
Income
Salary | Unknown |
Total Income | Unknown |
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