Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian shooter who won the first individual silver medal for the country in 2004 Summer Olympics. His event was the Men's Double Trap. In 2005 Commonwealth Shooting Championships in Melbourne, he was the member of the winning team in the double trap event. He won the gold in the individual and team events in Men's double trap at the 2005 Asian Clay Shooting championships at Bangkok. The gold in the individual event was the third consecutive one for Rathore at the annual events after the ones in 2003 and 2004, thus constituting a hat trick.

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January 29 - 1970 - Jaisalmer - Rajasthan - India - 2004 Summer Olympics - Double Trap - 2005 - Commonwealth - Shooting - Melbourne - Bangkok - 2003 - 2004 - Hat trick

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He is a Lt. Colonel in the Indian Army.

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Lt. Colonel - Indian Army

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He won the Arjuna award in 2003-2004 for shooting and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in 2004-2005.

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Arjuna award - 2003 - 2004 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - 2005

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He is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a civilian award from the Government of India, and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), a gallantry award for service presented by the government. He is the first officer (from the Indian Army) below the rank of brigadier to be awarded the AVSM.

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Padma Shri - Government of India - Indian Army

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