Abhishek Verma (sport shooter)

Abhishek Verma (born 1 August 1989) is an Indian sport shooter. In 2019 Beijing he won a gold medal in the Men's 10 metre air pistol. At 2018 Jakarta Palembang he won a bronze medal in Men's 10 metre air pistol.^[1] Verma is slated to participate from the Indian contingent in Japan Olympics 2021 and has started preparations.^[2] Verma is currently ranked 1 in the 10m Air Pistol category.^[3]

Abhishek Verma

Verma at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1989-08-01) 1 August 1989 (age 36) Panipat, Haryana, India
Education	Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Parents	Justice Ashok Kumar Verma (father) Kusum Verma (mother)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shooting
Event	Air pistol
Club	Yaduvanshi Shooting Sports Academy, HISAR
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st in ISSF World Ranking (10m Air Pistol)
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games – – – Asian Games - – 1 World Championships - 1 - World Cup 3 1 2 Asian Shooting Championships 1 - 1 Total 4 2 4 Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang Men's 10 m air pistol World Championships 2018 Changwon 10 m team air pistol World Cup 2019 Beijing 10 m air pistol 2019 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air pistol 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol team 2019 Rio de Janeiro 10 m air pistol mixed team 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol 2021 New Delhi 10m air pistol mixed team Asian Championships] 2019 Doha 10 m air pistol mixed team 2019 Doha 10 m air pistol team Asian Airgun Championships 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air pistol team 2019 Taoyuan 10 m air pistol

A double gold medallist at World Cup, and he holds a BTech in computer science, wants to deal with cases related to cyber crime.^[4] He grabbed his second gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro World Cup in August.^[4]