Tejaswini Sawant
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| Birth name | Tejaswini Sawant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 September 1980 Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Air rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tejaswini Sawant (born 12 September 1980) is an Indian shooter and Olympian from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. In 2010 she became World Champion in the 50 metre prone rifle event.
Biography
[edit]Tejaswini born to father Ravindra and mother Sunita in Kolhapur. She has two younger sisters Anuradha Pitre and Vijaymala Gavali. Her father Ravindra Sawant was in the Indian Navy.[1] He died in February 2010. She started her practice under the coaching of Jaisingh Kusale in Kolhapur. She is training under her personal coach Kuheli Gangulee.[2] Tejaswini was also appointed as officer on special duty (OSD) in the sports department.[3] Tejaswini received the Arjuna award on 29 August 2011. Sawant married Sameer Darekar on 11 Feb 2016.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2010 in Munich, Sawant became the world champion in the 50m rifle prone event.[5][6][7]
She earned a quota place for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after finishing fifth in the 2019 Asian Championships with a score of 1171.[5]
Sawant represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in 2004 in Islamabad where she helped India win gold medal.[citation needed]
2006 Commonwealth Games
[edit]She was selected to represent India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games ahead of Asian Games gold medallist Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat and world record holder Suma Shirur. In 2006, she won gold medals in Women's 10 m Air Rifle singles and Women's 10 m Air Rifle Pairs (with Avneet Kaur Sidhu) events at the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.
ISSF World Cup and ISSF World Championships
[edit]Sawant won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions at the 2009 ISSF World Cup in Munich. On 8 August 2010 she became the World Champion in the 50m Rifle Prone event in Munich, Germany. She was the first Indian woman shooter to win a gold medal at the World Championships with a world-record equalling score in the 50 m Rifle Prone event.[1][6][7]
2010 Commonwealth Games
[edit]In the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Sawant won silver in Women's 50 rifle prone singles and bronze in Women's 50 m rifle prone pairs (along with Meena Kumari).[8] She also won silver in Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions event (along with Lajjakumari Goswami) in this competition.
2018 Commonwealth Games
[edit]On 12 April 2018, Tejaswini won Silver at Women's 50m Rifle Prone Finals with a cumulative score of 618.9.[4][9]
On 13 April 2018, Tejaswini won gold at the Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position Finals. She set a Games Record (GR) with total points of 457.9.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cyriac, Biju Babu (9 August 2010). "Sawant shoots historic gold at World Championships". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (10 January 2010). "Hard work and determination powered Tejaswini Sawant". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Mulla, Mohsin (9 August 2010). "Teju makes Kolhapurkars proud". DNA. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "CWG 2018: After missing out last time, Tejaswini Sawant adds another gold to her CV". The Indian Express. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Tejaswini Sawant wins Tokyo Olympic quota at Asian Shooting Championships". India Today. 9 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Tejaswini wins with a world record". The Hindu. THG Publishing. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Indian shooter Tejaswini Sawant wins gold and makes history". BBC Sport. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Masand, Ajai (11 October 2010). "Shooters forced to settle for bronze". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Tejaswini Sawant clinches silver medal in women's 50m rifle prone event". Firstpost. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Indian shooter wins championship". BBC News. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Indian female sport shooters
- ISSF rifle shooters
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 1980 births
- Sportspeople from Kolhapur
- Sportswomen from Maharashtra
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic shooters for India
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- 21st-century Indian women
- 21st-century Indian people
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
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