Rudrankksh Patil

Rudrankksh Patil (born 16 December 2003) is an Indian sport shooter specializing in the 10m air rifle event. Widely regarded as one of the most promising talents in Indian shooting, he rose to international prominence after becoming the World No. 1 in the 10 meter air rifle category in 2022.^[2]

Rudrankksh Patil

Personal information
Full name	Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 21) Thane, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Rifle shooting
Event	10m air rifle
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1[1]
Medal record Men's shooting Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 2 - - World Cup 3 2 2 Asian Games 1 - - Asian Airgun Championships 1 - - Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships 1 - 1 Junior World Championships - 1 - Junior World Cup 2 - - Total 10 3 3 World Championships 2022 Cairo 10 m air rifle 2022 Cairo 10 m air rifle Team World Cup 2023 Cairo 10 m air rifle 2023 Cairo 10 m air rifle - Mixed Team 2025 Buenos Aires 10 m air rifle 2025 Buenos Aires 10 m air rifle mixed team 2025 Lima 10 m air rifle mixed team 2023 Bhopal 10 m air rifle 2023 Bhopal 10 m air rifle - Mixed Team Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 10 m air rifle team Asian Championships 2022 Daegu 10 m air rifle team 2024 Jakarta 10 m air rifle mixed team 2024 Jakarta 10 m air rifle Junior World Championships 2021 Lima 10m rifle Junior World Cup 2022 Suhl 10m air rifle 2022 Suhl 10m air rifle team

Early life

Patil was born in Thane, Maharashtra. His learnt shooting initially from Coach Snehal Kadam at PTKS Ville Parle for 5 to 6 years then from coach Ajit Patil at Thane. His father, Balasaheb Patil and mother, Hemangini Patil, encouraged him to take up shooting. Initially, he started with chess and football but shifted to shooting.

Career

At the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, Patil scored a world record score on way to winning India's first gold medal^[3] on 25 September 2023. He secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota berth, after winning gold in the 10m air rifle event at the 2022 ISSF World Shooting Championships^[4][5] at Cairo, the new administrative capital, on 14 October 2022.^[6] Earlier in the 2022 Asian Championships in Daegu, he bagged first place in the Men’s 10m air rifle team event.^[3] He is preparing for the Paris Olympics under coach Neha Chavan at Gun for Glory Academy in Pune.^[7] Gagan Narang, co-founder of the Academy and vice-president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) helped him get a sponsored gun from Walther company, Germany, which was presented to him at a press conference in Pune.^[8]