Neeraj Chopra 

Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track and field athlete. He is a javelin throw player. With gold medals at the Olympics, World Athletics Championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships and Diamond League titles to his name, Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has etched his name in the history books at a very young age.

Neeraj Chopra Biography

Birth24 December, 1997
Age24 Years
Height5 feet 11 inch
Weight86 kg
Family
OccupationPlayer (Javelin Throw)Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army
AwardsPadma ShriArjuna AwardDistinguished Service MedalOlympic Gold Medal

Neeraj was born on December 24, 1997. He was born in Khandra, a small village in the city of Panipat in the state of Haryana. His father's name is Satish Kumar and his mother's name is Saroj Devi. His father is a farmer and mother is a housewife.

He received his primary education from his hometown itself. Thereafter, he completed his graduation from Dayanand Anglo Vedic College (Chandigarh). Presently, he is also posted as JCO (Subedar) in the Indian Army.

From the age of 11, his inclination went towards 'Javelin Throw'. His first coach was – Jaiveer (Jai Chaudhary). Jai Chaudhary was impressed by Chopra's ability to achieve a 40 meter throw without training. Neeraj's Javelin journey started from here. From here he brought glory to his country by winning many medals in many competitions. Prominent among them are gold medals in Olympics, World Athletics Championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships and Diamond League.

Neeraj Chopra Medal Tally: Medal Tally of Neeraj Chopra

EventsYearPlaceMedal
Olympic Games2020TokyoSleep
World Championships2022EugeneSilver
World Championships2023BudapestSleep
Diamond League2022StockholmIn First Place
Asian Games2018jakartaSleep
Commonwealth Games2018GhanaSleep
Asian Championships2017BhubaneswarSleep
South Asian Games2016Guwahati/ShillongSleep
World Junior Championships2016BydgoszczSleep
Asian Junior Championships2016Ho Chi Minh CitySilver

Neeraj Chopra's world records

Events Version Distance
Olympic GamesTokyo 202087.58 m
Asian GamesJakarta 201888.06 m
Diamond leagueStockholm 202289.94
Commonwealth GamesGlade Coast 201886.47 m
World ChampionshipsOregon 202288.39 m
Asian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar 201785.23 m
World U20 ChampionshipBydgoszcz 201686.48 m
Asian Junior ChampionshipsHo chi-minh 201777.6 m
South Asian GamesGuwahati 201682.23

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