Vijay Kumar

Shooting sport, Olympic athlete

1985 –

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Who is Vijay Kumar?

Subedar Major Vijay Kumar AVSM, SM is a sport shooter from India. He won the silver medal in the individual 25-metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a serving Subedar Major in the Dogra Regiment Indian Army. Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative. He has been posted at Army Marksmanship Unit Mhow since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.

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Born
Aug 19, 1985
Harsour
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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