Anjali Bhagwat
Born 5 December 1969 · verify
Became World Number One in 10m Air Rifle shooting in 2002.
🔔 Add birthday reminderAnjali Bhagwat is a professional Indian sport shooter. She became the World Number One in 10m Air Rifle in 2002. She also won her first World Cup Final in Milan, in 2003, with a score of 399/400.
✨ A detail that surprised us
At the 2003 World Cup Final in Milan, Anjali Bhagwat scored 399 out of 400, an almost perfect score that stunned the shooting world.
1. In 1988, at just 21, Anjali Bhagwat took up shooting and shockingly won a silver medal at the National Championship within a week of her first shot, representing Maharashtra.
2. 🌟 In 2000, she broke a 16-year Indian Olympic final drought by reaching the 10m Air Rifle finals at Sydney, scoring 394 in qualifiers against 49 shooters.
3. In 2002 at Munich, Bhagwat became World Number One in 10m Air Rifle and won the ISSF Champions' Trophy in a rare mixed men & women event.
4. 🏅 At the 2003 World Cup Final in Milan, she scored an extraordinary 399/400 to clinch her first World Cup gold, setting a new benchmark for Indian shooters.
5. At the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, she secured gold in Sports 3P and silver in Air Rifle, becoming the first Indian woman shooter to medal in both events.
6. She accumulated 31 international golds, 23 silvers, and set 13 records, alongside 55 domestic gold medals, shaping India's shooting landscape.
7. ❓ How did Anjali Bhagwat’s late start at 21 and fierce training under coaches like Sanjay Chakravarthy and Laszlo Szucsak redefine Indian women’s shooting on the global stage?
Awards & Honours
- 🏅Arjuna Award · 1998
- 🏅Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna · 2002
🔍 One thing most people don't know
Anjali Bhagwat started shooting only at age 21 after joining the NCC, yet within 7 days she competed nationally and won a silver medal for Maharashtra in 1988.
🖼️ Through the Years
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📅 The Journey
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🎥 Speeches & Recordings
Anjali Vedpathak-Bhagwat - Indian shooter - Winning became my habit
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🌱 What changed because of them
Anjali Bhagwat’s Olympic final appearance in 2000 ended a 16-year absence of Indian athletes in Olympic finals, inspiring a new generation of shooters. Her international victories prompted Indian sports institutions to invest more seriously in shooting infrastructure and coaching, contributing to India's emergence as a competitive shooting nation. Her records and medals set new standards, influencing training programs in Maharashtra and across India.
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