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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
|name=Jaspal Rana<br />
|image=Shri Jaspal Rana (ONGC), Shooter, in 2007 (cropped).jpg<br />
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|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|6|28|df=yes}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Uttarkashi]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<br />
|nationality=[[India]]n<br />
|residence= [[Dehradun]], India<br />
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|height={{convert|175|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
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|club= Uttranchal Rifle Association<br />
|country=[[India]]<br />
|sport=[[Shooting sports|Shooting]]<br />
|event = [[25 metre center-fire pistol]]<br>[[25 metre standard pistol]]<br />
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{{MedalSport| Men's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry| {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[ISSF World Shooting Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| 1994 Milan | 25 m standard pistol (juniors)}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| 1995 Jakarta| 25 m standard pistol}}<br />
{{MedalBronze| 2000 Langkawi| 25 m center-fire pistol}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] | [[Shooting at the 1994 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol|25 m center fire pistol]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol|25 m center fire pistol]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol team|25 m center fire pistol team]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre standard pistol|25 m standard pistol]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver| [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]] | [[Shooting at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol|25 m center fire pistol]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre standard pistol team|25 m standard pistol team]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze| [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] | [[Shooting at the 1994 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol team|25 m center fire pistol team]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze| [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]] | [[Shooting at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 25 metre center fire pistol team|25 m center fire pistol team]]}}<br />
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'''Jaspal Rana''' (born 28 June 1976) is an Indian [[Shooting sports|shooter]]. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the [[1994 Asian Games]], [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] - Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's Center Fire Pistol Pairs,<ref>http://www.thecgf.com/countries/results.asp{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] - Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol, [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] - Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol Pairs, and [[2006 Asian Games]]. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in [[Dehradun]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
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At the age of 12, Jaspal Rana made his first accomplishment at his national debut winning a silver at the 31st National Shooting Championship held at Ahmedabad in 1988. His astounding performance earned him huge accolades and appreciation at his very first win. He grabbed his first grand international glory at the 46th World Shooting Championship (Junior Section) with a world record score in Milan, Italy in the year 1994.<br />
At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, he equaled the world record in 25 m Center Fire Pistol with 590 points (he had made this score twice previously; in 1995 in Coimbatore, and 1997 in Bangalore in the national competitions). His other significant achievements include gold medals in 1998 Commonwealth Games - Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's Center Fire Pistol Pairs, 2002 Commonwealth Games - Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol and 2006 Commonwealth Games in Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistols with Samaresh Jung. <br />
The Indian Olympic Association sparked controversy when it announced that Rana would receive the 'Best Sportsperson' award at the Asian Games, but instead, Korea's Park Tae-Hwan received the honor. Rana took this entire incident very gracefully ignoring the entire goof-up.<br />
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== Major achievements ==<br />
* Gold Medal in the [[1994 Asian Games]] in [[Hiroshima]]<br />
* Gold medal in Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs) with [[Samaresh Jung]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
* Gold Medals in 25m Standard Pistol and 25m Center Fire Pistol at the 2006 Asian Games on 7-8 Dec 2006<ref>Rana equals world record at Asiad, wins gold</ref><br />
* While winning the 25 m Center Fire Pistol event, Rana equalled the world record by aggregating 590 points.*<br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
In 1994, he was awarded [[Arjuna Award]], the second highest award for achievement in sport, by the Indian government at an age of eighteen, by twenty one he became Padma Shri<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> and in between he was awarded National Citizen award by none other than Mother Teresa, other awards of national fame also came his way like windfall.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Shortly after the Asian Games, Rana entered into the realm of politics. He was then a member of the ruling party, Bhartiya Janta Party and contested in Lok Sabha elections from Tehri. In the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections he lost to Vijay Bahuguna of Congress. Later in the year 2012, he joined INC and is presently an active member of the party in Uttarakhand.<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
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His father, [[Narayan Singh Rana]] is a politician and his coach. He has two siblings [[Sushma Rana|Sushma Singh (Rana)]], who is also the daughter-in-law of [[Rajnath Singh]], an eminent BJP leader and Subhash Rana. Both his siblings are also accomplished shooters.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/elections/uttarakhand-assembly-elections-2017/uttarakhand-election-narayan-singh-rana-rajnath-home-minister-samdhi-voting-campaign-4525343/ Here comes home minister's samdhi]</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/politics/dhanaulti-mla-s-supporters-protest-ticket-to-rajnath-s-relative/352269.html Dhanaulti MLA's supporters protest ticket to Rajnath's relative]</ref><br />
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He was married to Reena Rana, a fashion designer and national level shooter, and has two children, daughter Devanshi, and son Yuvraj.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rana-equals-world-record-wins-gold/27988-5.html Rana equals world record at Asiad, wins gold].<br />
*[http://youngUttarakhand.com/cinema/uttarawood/Jaspal_Rana.htm Exclusive Interview of Jaspal Rana after his 3 Gold haul in Doha Qatar Games].<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHINDM2806197601 Jaspal Rana profile} at [[International Shooting Sport Federation|ISSF]]<br />
* {{Cite sports-reference|name=Jaspal Rana |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jaspal-rana-1.html |access-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729102222/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/jaspal-rana-1.html |archive-date=29 July 2014 }}<br />
*[http://www.jaspalrana.com Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology]<br />
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