Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is the reigning Olympic champion and World champion in Men's javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin and the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship. A Junior Commissioned Officer Subedar (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics. He is also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the World Under-20 Championships, where in 2016 he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record.

Subedar
Neeraj Chopra
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Chopra in December 2021
Personal information
Born (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997
Khandra, Haryana, India
EducationDAV College, Chandigarh
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service2016–present
Rank Subedar
Service numberJC-471869A
Unit 4 Rajputana Rifles
Awards
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Coached by
  • Klaus Bartonietz (2021–)
  • Uwe Hohn (2018–2021)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals (2020)
World finals (2023) (2022)
Regional finals (2017) (2018) (2022)
Commonwealth finals (2018)
Highest world ranking1 (achieved on 11 May 2023)
Personal bests89.94 m NR (2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoJavelin throw
World Championships
2023 BudapestJavelin throw
2022 EugeneJavelin throw
Diamond League
2022Javelin throw
2023Javelin throw
Asian Games
2018 JakartaJavelin throw
2022 HangzhouJavelin throw
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastJavelin throw
Asian Championships
2017 BhubaneshwarJavelin throw
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati/Shillong Javelin throw
World Junior Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Ho Chi Minh City Javelin throw

Chopra participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Asian Games, serving as the flag-bearer in the latter and winning gold medals in both. As of 2023, he is one of only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal (the other being Abhinav Bindra), the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medalist in an individual event and the only individual to have won gold on his Olympic debut. His silver medal at the 2022 World Championships made him the second Indian to win a medal at a World Athletics Championships. He subsequently won the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and second gold at 2022 Asian Games.

Chopra is the Indian record holder for the javelin throw.

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