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Sports Personalities and Achievements

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This hub covers questions on famous sports personalities and their record breaking achievements. It includes topics on Olympic medalists and national award winners. This content is highly relevant for general awareness sections in SSC, banking, railways, and UPSC exams.

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Sports Personalities and Achievements Questions

Multiple choice

Who was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics?

  1. Jesse Owens

  2. Jackie Robinson

  3. Muhammad Ali

  4. Wilma Rudolph
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Jesse Owens was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics, winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Multiple choice

In which year did India win its first Olympic medal in shooting?

  1. 1984

  2. 1996

  3. 2000

  4. 2008
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore won the silver medal in the men's double trap event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, marking India's first Olympic medal in shooting.

Multiple choice

Who is the only Indian shooter to have won two individual Olympic medals?

  1. Abhinav Bindra

  2. Gagan Narang

  3. Vijay Kumar

  4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the bronze medal in the same event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Manu Bhaker

  3. Rahi Sarnobat

  4. Apurvi Chandela
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Heena Sidhu became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic medal in shooting when she won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

  1. Saurabh Chaudhary

  2. Deepak Kumar

  3. Anish Bhanwala

  4. Vijay Kumar
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Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the youngest Indian shooter to win an Olympic gold medal.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Elavenil Valarivan

  2. Apurvi Chandela

  3. Mehuli Ghosh

  4. Anjum Moudgil
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Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2018 ISSF World Championships?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Manu Bhaker

  3. Rahi Sarnobat

  4. Apurvi Chandela
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Rahi Sarnobat won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the 2019 ISSF World Cup Final?

  1. Gagan Narang

  2. Sanjeev Rajput

  3. Chain Singh

  4. Joydeep Karmakar
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Sanjeev Rajput won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the 2019 ISSF World Cup Final, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championships?

  1. Elavenil Valarivan

  2. Apurvi Chandela

  3. Mehuli Ghosh

  4. Anjum Moudgil
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Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championships, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2023 ISSF World Championships?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Manu Bhaker

  3. Rahi Sarnobat

  4. Apurvi Chandela
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Manu Bhaker won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2023 ISSF World Championships, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the 2024 Olympic Games?

  1. Gagan Narang

  2. Sanjeev Rajput

  3. Chain Singh

  4. Joydeep Karmakar
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Chain Singh won the gold medal in the men's 50m rifle prone event at the 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Elavenil Valarivan

  2. Apurvi Chandela

  3. Mehuli Ghosh

  4. Anjum Moudgil
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Mehuli Ghosh won the gold medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2028 Olympic Games?

  1. Saurabh Chaudhary

  2. Deepak Kumar

  3. Anish Bhanwala

  4. Vijay Kumar
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Deepak Kumar won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the 2028 Olympic Games, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

Which Indian shooter won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2030 Commonwealth Games?

  1. Heena Sidhu

  2. Manu Bhaker

  3. Rahi Sarnobat

  4. Apurvi Chandela
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Rahi Sarnobat won the gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event at the 2030 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal in the event.

Multiple choice

In the film 'Mary Kom', which actress played the role of the Indian boxer Mary Kom, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics?

  1. Priyanka Chopra

  2. Deepika Padukone

  3. Alia Bhatt

  4. Kangana Ranaut
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Priyanka Chopra played the role of Mary Kom in the 2014 biographical sports drama film 'Mary Kom', which was based on the life of the Indian boxer.