Ronjan Sodhi
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 October 1979 Ferozepur, Punjab, India |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Double trap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Firozpur District Rifle Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Morrad A. Khan Marcello Dradi |
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| Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronjan Sodhi (born 23 October 1979 in Ferozepur, Punjab, India) is an Indian trap shooter. He won two silver medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, he became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is also a recipient of the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (2013).
He is currently ranked No. 1 in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) world rankings.
Ronjan Sodhi belongs to a Sikh family of Sodhi Nagar, Ferozepur, Punjab.
Ronjan Sodhi shot a perfect 50 hits out of 50 clays in the final and set a new world record with a score of 195 to clinch the coveted Gold Medal in Double Trap event at the 2010 ISSF World Cup held at Lonato, Italy.
On October 6, Sodhi won the Platinum Medal in Men's Double Trap Singles. He along with Asher Noria also won the Silver Medal in Men's Double Trap Pairs, losing to the eventual champions Stevan Walton and Steven Scott by one point.
Sodhi scored a total of 186 and thus, managed to win the Gold Medal in Men's Double Trap Event at the Asian Games 2010. He also won the Bronze Medal in the Men's Double Trap Team.
Sodhi scored a total of 183 hits (144 in the qualifications, and 41 hits in the final) and won the Silver Medal in 2011 ISSF World Cup held at Beijing, China, thus earning an Olympic Quota for India.
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