Abhishek Verma (archer)

Abhishek Verma
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2014)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country  India
Sport Archery
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 6
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Compound team
2014 Incheon Compound individual
World Cup
2015 Mexico City Compound individual
Asian Archery Championships
2015 Bangkok Team[1]
Updated on 28 October 2015.

Abhishek Verma (Hindi: अभिषेक वर्मा, born 26 June 1989) is an Indian archer. At the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, he won the gold medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, and the silver medal in the men's individual compound event.[2][3] On 15 August 2015, he won a gold medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Wroclaw, Poland.[4] On 25 October 2015, he won the silver medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico city.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia". World Archery. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Asian Games 2014: Indian men's compound team wins gold; women settle for bronze". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Asian Games LIVE: Indian men's compound archery team wins historic gold; women settle for bronze". Dattaraj Thaly. Zee News. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Abhishek Verma earns India gold in Archery World Cup". Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Abhishek Verma Makes History in Archery World Cup Final, Becomes First Indian to Win Silver Medal in Compound". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

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