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{{short description|Indian sport shooter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Apurvi Chandela
| image = Apurvi Chandela at the 12th South Asian Games 2016.jpg
| caption = Apurvi Chandela at the 12th South Asian Games 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|1|4}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| nationality = Indian
| ethnicity =
| cast =gurjar

| citizenship =
| other_names =
| height = 1.54 m
| weight = 52 kg
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
| event = [[10 metre air rifle]]
| coach =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup Final|World Cup Final]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Putian]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 ISSF World Cup|2015 Munich]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Munich]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 New Delhi]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2019 ISSF World Cup|2019 Munich]]|[[ISSF World Cup|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2015 ISSF World Cup|2015 Changwon]]|[[ISSF World Cup|10 metre air rifle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Shooting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air rifle|10 m air rifle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakatra Palembang]]|[[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team|10 m air rifle mixed team]]}}
}}
'''Apurvi Singh Chandela''' (born 4 January 1993) is an Indian Shooting player who competes in the [[10 metre air rifle]] event. She won the gold medal in the [[2019 ISSF World Cup]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title= Women's 10 metre air rifle Finals |url= http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw101101/10m_air_rifle_womens_finals.html |website= glasgow2014.com |date= 26 July 2014 |access-date= 26 July 2014 |archive-date= 29 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140729132100/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/shooting/shw101101/10m_air_rifle_womens_finals.html |url-status= live }}</ref> She is the world champion and currently ranked number one in [[10 metre air rifle]] shooting. She is a recipient of Arjuna award

==Early life and background==
Chandela was born on 4 January 1993 in [[Jaipur, Rajasthan]]. Her father is Kuldeep Singh Chandela, a hotelier and a sports enthusiast, and mother is Bindu Rathore who was a [[Basketball Player|basketball player]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=अपूर्वी चंदेला: ओलंपिक में जीत के लिए तैयार|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55962771|access-date=2021-02-17|archive-date=22 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222003430/https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55962771|url-status=live}}</ref> She did her schooling from [[Mayo College Girls School]] [[Ajmer]] & [[Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School]], [[Jaipur]]. She studied Sociology honours from [[Jesus and Mary College]], [[Delhi University]].

In her early years, Chandela wanted to become a sports journalist, but she was inspired to take up shooting as a sport by [[Abhinav Bindra|Abhinav Bindra’s]] performance at the 2008 [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], where he won a gold medal in shooting. Initially, she had to travel for 45 minutes to reach a shooting range in Jaipur. Later on, her parents set up a shooting range for 10-metre air rifle practice for her at their home.<ref name=":1" />

In 2009, Chandela won the [[All India Senior School Certificate Examination|All India School Shooting Competition]], and Senior national shooting championship in 2012. She registered podium finishes at national events least six times during 2012-2019.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Indian Shooter Apurvi Chandela on Winning Gold at ISSF World Cup {{!}} The Quint - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slgSzMAVvsE|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

Chandela enjoys reading in her free time and practices meditation to enhance her focus to help her game.<ref name=":2" />

==Career==
In 2012, Chandela won the gold medal in the 10 metres air rifle event at the National shooting championships in [[New Delhi]], her first year in the senior circuit.<ref>{{cite news |title= Apurvi Chandela takes air rifle gold |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/apurvi-chandela-takes-air-rifle-gold/article4235317.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 25 December 2012 |access-date= 26 July 2014 |archive-date= 30 January 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140130142235/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/apurvi-chandela-takes-air-rifle-gold/article4235317.ece |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Apurvi Chandela profile |url=http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/apurvi-chandela/ |publisher=Olympic Gold Quest |access-date=26 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809172953/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/apurvi-chandela/ |archive-date=9 August 2014 }}</ref> In 2014, she won four medals at the Intershoot Championships at [[The Hague]], that included two individual and two team medals.<ref>{{cite news |title= Rajasthan shooter Apurvi Chandela. bags 4 medals at Hague meet |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/rajasthan-shooter-apurvi-chandela-bags-4-medals-at-hague-meet/article5674017.ece |publisher= thehindubusinessline.com |date= 10 February 2014|access-date= 26 July 2014}}</ref> In the same year, she won the gold medal in the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]], having scored 206.7 points in final, in the process creating a new games record.<ref>{{cite news|title=CWG gold winner shooter Apoorvi Chandela is aiming for Olympic games|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/cwg-gold-winner-shooter-apoorvi-chandela-is-aiming-for-olympic-games/1021888|access-date=5 August 2014|work=Patrika Group|issue=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053929/http://www.patrika.com/news/cwg-gold-winner-shooter-apoorvi-chandela-is-aiming-for-olympic-games/1021888|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> And a year later, she debuted in [[ISSF World Cup]] in Changwon, where she won a bronze medal.

Chandela<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportswallah.com/shooting/fashion/apurvi-chandelas-fashion-game-is-as-on-point-as-her-shooting-skills/|title=Apurvi Chandela's fashion game is as on point as her shooting skills|date=23 May 2019|access-date=23 May 2019|work=Sportswallah|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902152554/https://www.sportswallah.com/shooting/fashion/apurvi-chandelas-fashion-game-is-as-on-point-as-her-shooting-skills/|url-status=live}}</ref> qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]] in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle|women's 10m air rifle]] event, where she finished at 34th position in the qualification round out of 51 contestants.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Jitu Rai finishes 8th in 10m Air Pistol; Apurvi Chandela, Ayonika Paul out in qualifiers|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rio-olympics-2016-jitu-rai-finishes-8th-in-10m-air-pistol-apurvi-chandela-ayonika-paul-out-in-qualifiers-2939890.html|access-date=8 August 2016|magazine=First Post|date=7 August 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807201340/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rio-olympics-2016-jitu-rai-finishes-8th-in-10m-air-pistol-apurvi-chandela-ayonika-paul-out-in-qualifiers-2939890.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Apurvi Chandela Biography, Records and Age|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/apurvi-chandela/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Olympic Channel|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205131028/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/apurvi-chandela/|url-status=live}}</ref> Chandela received the [[Arjuna Award]], from the [[President of India]] in 2016.<ref name=":0" />

At the [[2018 Asian Games]], she paired with [[Ravi Kumar (sport shooter)|Ravi Kumar]] for the [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Mixed 10 metre air rifle team|10 meter air rifle mixed team event]], and won a bronze medal.<ref name="Sharma, 2018">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitin |last2=Judge |first2=Shahid |title=Asian Games 2018: Shooters Apurvi Chandela, Ravi Kumar open India's medal tally, clinch mixed air rifle bronze |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ |access-date=19 August 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 August 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180819210442/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-games/shooters-apurvi-chandela-ravi-kumar-open-indias-medal-tally-clinch-mixed-air-rifle-bronze-5314741/ |archive-date=19 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
She is being mentored by former National Champion [[Rakesh Manpat]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-09|title=Personal coaches must be given credit for Indian shooters' 2018 Commonwealth Games showing|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/personal-coaches-must-be-given-credit-for-indian-shooters-2018-commonwealth-games-showing/story-hgyJq2TzOdHBrE55hWRlTO.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217110630/https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/personal-coaches-must-be-given-credit-for-indian-shooters-2018-commonwealth-games-showing/story-hgyJq2TzOdHBrE55hWRlTO.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2018 [[Commonwealth Games]], Chandela won a bronze medal for India. She won the gold medal at the [[2019 ISSF World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=suposh|date=2019-02-23|title=ISSF World Cup: Golden Girl Apurvi shines on the opening day|url=https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/issf-world-cup-golden-girl-apurvi-shines-on-the-opening-day/254577.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Sports Flashes|language=en-IN|archive-date=23 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223184946/https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/issf-world-cup-golden-girl-apurvi-shines-on-the-opening-day/254577.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[New Delhi]] and set a world record of 252.9 in the 10-metre air rifle event.<ref>{{Citation|title=Gold medallist Apurvi Chandela speaks exclusively to DD News|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kcyRZDlBQ|language=en|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref> She has secured a gold medal in women's 10m air rifle at the (ISSF) World Cup 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/apurvi-chandela-wins-another-gold-in-the-issf-world-cup-/260932.html|title=Apurvi Chandela wins another gold in the ISSF World Cup|last=Desk|first=Sports Flashes|date=2019-05-27|website=Sports Flashes|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-05-27|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527084706/https://sportsflashes.com/en/news/apurvi-chandela-wins-another-gold-in-the-issf-world-cup-/260932.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/shooting-world-cup-apurvi-chandela-wins-gold-2020-olympics-10-m-air-rifle-1535208-2019-05-26|title=ISSF Shooting World Cup: Apurvi Chandela bags 10m air rifle gold in Munich|last1=MunichMay 26|first1=Indo-Asian News Service|last2=May 26|first2=2019UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-27|last3=Ist|first3=2019 19:37|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527084700/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/shooting-world-cup-apurvi-chandela-wins-gold-2020-olympics-10-m-air-rifle-1535208-2019-05-26|url-status=live}}</ref>

Chandela also secured a quota spot to participate in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]], where she is aiming to win a gold medal for India. In 2020, she won a gold medal at a private tournament in Meyton cop, Austria.<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=Press Trust of|title=Shooting: Apurvi Chandela, Divyansh Pawar win gold medals in Meyton Cup|url=https://scroll.in/field/950630/shooting-apurvi-chandela-divyansh-pawar-win-gold-medals-in-meyton-cup|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128115925/https://scroll.in/field/950630/shooting-apurvi-chandela-divyansh-pawar-win-gold-medals-in-meyton-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>

==ISSF World Medal Tally==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No.
!Event
!Championship
!Year
!Place
!Medal
|-
|1
|[[10 meter air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2015
|[[Changwon]]
|{{bronze03}}
|-
|2
|[[10 meter air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2015
|[[Munich]]
|{{silver02}}
|-
|3
|[[10 meter air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2019
|[[New Delhi]]
|{{Gold01}}
|-
|4
|[[10 meter air rifle|10m air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2019
|[[Munich]]
|{{Gold01}}
|-
|5
|[[10 meter air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2019
|[[Beijing]]
|Rank4
|-
|6
|[[10 meter air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2018
|[[Munich]]
|Rank4
|-
|7
|[[10 meter air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2018
|[[Guadalajara]]
|Rank7
|-
|8
|[[10 meter air rifle|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2019
|[[Munich]]
|{{Silver02}}
|-
|9
|[[10 meter air rifle|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup]]
|2019
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|{{Gold01}}
|-
|10
|[[10 meter air rifle|Mixed Team 10 metre air rifle]]
|[[ISSF World Cup|ISSF World Cup Final]]
|2019
|[[Putian]]
|{{Silver02}}
|-
|11
|
|[[National Shooting Sports Foundation|Indian Senior National Shooting Championship]]
|2012
|[[New Delhi]]
|Rank 1
|-
|12
|
|[[Commonwealth Games]]
|2014
|[[Glasgow]]
|Rank 1
|-
|13
|
|[[Commonwealth Games]]
|2018
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
|Rank 3
|}

== Awards ==
*[[Arjuna Award|Arjuna Award, India 2016]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ISSF}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Indian female sport shooters]]
[[Category:Sport shooters from Jaipur]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Olympic shooters of India]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in shooting]]
[[Category:ISSF rifle shooters]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

Apurvi Chandela - Revision history

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