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{{short description|Indian sport shooter}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name= Heena Sidhu
|image= Heena Sidhu, promo for 2014 CWG.jpg
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|8|29}}
|birth_place= [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India]]
|residence=[[Mumbai]], India<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|author=Nandakumar Marar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/issf-cover-girl-heena-sidhu-says-performance-matters/article5657035.ece |title=ISSF cover girl Heena Sidhu says performance matters |work=The Hindu|date=2014-02-05 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref>
|nationality={{IND}}
|ethnicity=
|citizenship=[[India]]n
|education= [[Bachelor of Dental Surgery]]
|alma_mater= Yadavindra Public School, Patiala<br>[[Gian Sagar Dental College.]]
|occupation=[[Sportsperson|Sportsman]] ([[Shooting|Shooter]])
|spouse = {{Marriage|[[Ronak Pandit]]|7 February 2013}}
|height= {{convert|163|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} ({{As of|April 2013}})
|weight= {{convert|50.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}} ({{As of|April 2013}})
|rank = No.1 (7 April 2014)
|show-medals = yes
|medaltemplates= {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Shooting sports|shooting]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2013 ISSF World Cup|2013 Germany]] | 10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalGold| [[2017 ISSF World Cup|2017 New Delhi]] | 10 m air pistol mixed team}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 ISSF World Cup|2009 Beijing]] |10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 ISSF World Cup|2014 Fort Benning]] |10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol pairs|10 m air pistol pairs]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 25 metre pistol|25 m pistol]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol singles|10 m Air Pistol]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol|10 m Air Pistol]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Shooting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | [[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol team|10 m air pistol team]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 25 metre pistol team|25 m pistol team]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta-Palembong]] | [[Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[Commonwealth Shooting Championships|Commonwealth Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 Commonwealth Shooting Championships|2017 Brisbane]]|10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2015 Asian Shooting Championships|2015 Kuwait]]|10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2007 Asian Shooting Championships|2007 Kuwait]]|10 m air pistol}}
}}

'''Heena Sidhu''' (born 29 August 1989) is an [[India]]n [[Shooting|sport shooter]]. On 7 April 2014, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to reach number one in world rankings by the [[International Shooting Sport Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://post.jagran.com/shooter-heena-sidhu-claims-numero-uno-spot-in-10m-air-pistol-rankings-1396868995 |title=Shooter Heena Sidhu claims numero uno spot in 10 m air pistol Rankings |publisher=Post.jagran.com |date=2014-04-07 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref> In 2013, Sidhu became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an [[ISSF World Cup]] finals when she won the [[10-metre air pistol]] event. In 2014, Sidhu was the [[World record]] holder in the 10-metre air pistol event with a final score of 203.8.<ref>{{cite web|author=Firstpost |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/issf-ratifies-heena-sidhus-world-pistol-record-1384665.html |title=ISSF ratifies Heena Sidhu’s world pistol record |publisher=Firstpost |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref> Sidhu is [[right handed]] and is right eye dominant.

==Personal life==

In 2013, Sidhu received a Bachelor of Dental Surgery.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/shooting/athlete-profile-n6007530-heena-sidhu.htm|title=Shooting {{!}} Athlete Profile: Heena SIDHU - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref> Sidhu's father was a national sports shooter. Her brother is also a shooter in the [[10 metre air pistol]] event. Sidhu's uncle is a [[gunsmith]] and gun customizer. On 7 February 2013, Sidhu married [[Ronak Pandit]], also a pistol shooter who also acts as her coach.<ref name=":0" /> Sidhu resides in [[Goregaon]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/gold-medal-winning-shooter-heena-sidhu-talks-about-her-struggles-husbands-support/18689195|title=Gold medal-winning shooter Heena Sidhu on her struggles, husband s support|date=2017-10-29|work=mid-day|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

Sidhu began shooting in 2006, participating in the national junior and senior teams. She was a member of the [[Patiala]] Club. She began shooting to aid her admission into dental school.<ref name=":0" />

In 2009, Sidhu won a silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/with-world-cup-silver-sidhu-comes-of-age/449797/ |title=With World Cup silver, Sidhu comes of age |work=The Indian Express|date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref> She won first place in the women's 10 m air pistol event at the national championship in [[Kerala]].

Sidhu, with Annu Raj Singh and Sonia Rai, won a silver medal in the [[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games|Women's 10 m air pistol team]] event at the [[2010 Asian Games]] in [[Guangzhou]], China. With [[Annu Raj Singh]] scoring 375 points and Sidhu scoring 384 points, Sidhu and Singh won a gold medal in the women's pairs 10 metre air pistol at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cwg.ndtv.com/commonwealth/article/id/spoen20100156312/type/latest/Heena-Sidhu,-Anu-Raj-Singh-bag-gold-shooting-59105.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015021619/http://cwg.ndtv.com/commonwealth/article/id/spoen20100156312/type/latest/Heena-Sidhu,-Anu-Raj-Singh-bag-gold-shooting-59105.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2010 |title=Heena Sidhu, Anu Raj Singh bag gold in shooting |date=12 October 2010 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=13 October 2010 }}</ref> In the singles event, Sidhu won a silver medal.<ref name=":0" />

Sidhu was a member of the [[India]]n team to the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianshooting.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=489&Itemid=546 |title=Results of 52nd National Shooting Championships in Kerala |publisher=Indianshooting.com |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701194320/http://indianshooting.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=489&Itemid=546 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She competed in the [[Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol|women's 10 metre air pistol]] event, finishing twelfth in the qualification round. Sidhu was part of the official [[London Olympic Games]] film entitled ''First: The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games''. The film, written, produced and directed by [[Caroline Rowland]] followed a dozen first-time Olympic athletes as they prepared to compete in London.<ref>{{Citation|last=Rowland|first=Caroline|title=First|date=2013-05-30|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2291230/|others=John Orozco, Heena Sidhu, David Rudisha|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/london-2012-caroline-rowlands-first-348996 |title=London 2012: Caroline Rowland's 'First' to Chronicle 12 Competitors' Stories at the Olympics |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2012-07-13 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref>

In 2013, Sidhu won the gold medal at the [[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]] [[World Cup Finals]] in [[Munich]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiaatsports.in/news/2013/11/11/heena-sidhu-beats-world-champion-clinch-gold-shooting-world-cup-finals/1001211 |title=Heena Sidhu beats World Champion to clinch Gold in Shooting World Cup finals | India at Sports |publisher=Indiaatsports.in |date=2013-11-11 |access-date=2014-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111045138/http://indiaatsports.in/news/2013/11/11/heena-sidhu-beats-world-champion-clinch-gold-shooting-world-cup-finals/1001211 |archive-date=11 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sidhu defeated the world champion Zorana Arunovic of [[Serbia]] and the previous winner, Olena Kostevych of [[Ukraine]] with 203.8 points, which gave her a 5-point lead at the end of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://womenpla.net/indian-shooter-heena-sidhu-will-appear-on-cover-page-of-issf-journal/ |title=Indian Shooter Heena Sidhu Will Appear on Cover Page of ISSF Journal |publisher=Womenpla.net |date=2014-01-03 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref>

In the 2014 Indian National Shooting trials, Sidhu won by 0.1 point over [[Rahi Sarnobat]] in the women’s [[air pistol]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/heena-sidhu-snatches-victory/article5606673.ece |title=Heena Sidhu snatches victory |work=The Hindu|date=2014-01-22 |access-date=2014-04-12}}</ref>

In 2016, Sidhu qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] in the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air pistol|women's 10 metre air pistol]] and the [[Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 metre pistol|women's 25 metre pistol]] events. She finished fourteenth in the women's 10 metre air pistol and twentieth in the women's 25 metre pistol qualifying rounds.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Heena Sidhu's campaign ends after failing to qualify for 25m air pistol final|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/rio-olympics-2016-heena-sidhus-campaign-ends-after-failing-to-qualify-for-25-air-pistol-final-2945590.html|access-date=10 August 2016|publisher=First Post|date=9 August 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Sidhu won gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event at the Commonwealth shooting championships in Brisbane.<ref name="2017 CSC gold">{{cite news |title=Sidhu clinches gold, Deepak gets bronze at Commonwealth shooting |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sidhu-clinches-gold-deepak-gets-bronze-at-commonwealth-shooting/article19956079.ece |access-date=11 December 2017 |work=The Hindu |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] (PTI) |date=31 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171211225543/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sidhu-clinches-gold-deepak-gets-bronze-at-commonwealth-shooting/article19956079.ece |archive-date=11 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Sidhu pulled out of the [[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Air Gun Championships]] in [[Tehran]] because [[Iran]] made the wearing of the [[hijab]] mandatory for female participants.<ref>[http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other-indian-shooter-heena-sidhu-refuses-to-wear-hijab-pulls-out-of-asian-shooting-championship-in-iran-354382 Indian shooter Heena Sidhu refuses to wear ‘hijab’, pulls out of Asian shooting championship in Iran], ''[[India TV]]'', 29 October 2016</ref><ref>Joshua Arpit Nath: [http://www.indiatimes.com/sports/indian-shooter-heena-sidhu-refuses-to-wear-a-hijab-withdraws-from-airgun-competition-in-iran-264493.html Indian Shooter Heena Sidhu Refuses To Wear A Hijab, Withdraws From Airgun Competition In Iran], ''[[The Times of India]]'', 29 October 2016</ref>

At the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], Sidhu won a silver medal in the women’s 10 metre air pistol event, and a gold medal in the women’s 25 metre air pistol event. She broke the Commonwealth Games record of 38 in winning the gold medal.<ref name="ind-express-2018-games">{{cite news |last1=Express Web Desk |title=CWG 2018: Heena Sidhu breaks Commonwealth Games record, wins 11th gold for India |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-medal-tally-india-heena-sidhu-shooting-5131351/ |access-date=10 April 2018 |work=The Indian Express |agency=IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd |date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==

On 28 August 2014, Sidhu was conferred the [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Heena Sidhu Profile, Stats, Record: Heena Sidhu breaks CWG record to clinch gold medal in Women’s 25m Pistol in Gold Coast|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/heena-sidhu-profile-shooting-biography-stats-medals-cwg-5109165/|website=The Indian Express|access-date=18 April 2018|date=1 April 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHINDW2908198901 Heena Sidhu profile] at [[International Shooting Sport Federation]]
* {{IMDB name|5249199}}
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