Neeraj Chopra “Golden Boy” made India to proud by achieving Gold Medal in the Tokyo summer Olympics 2020 in Javelin’s throw on 7th August 2021.
Neeraj Chopra is a track and field athlete who won Gold Medal in the 2020 summer Olympic Tokyo and made India proud for his achievement.
Neeraj Chopra is ranked at 4 and he is the first Indian athlete to win the IAAF world title U – 20 championship in track and field.
The day of his memorable achievement, 7th August 2021 has been declared as National day for Javelin throw.
We have prepared the biography of Neeraj Chopra for the classes of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and for competitive exams (UPSC).
EARLY LIFE OF NEERAJ CHOPRA
Neeraj Chopra was born on 24 December 1997 in Khandra Village at Panipat in Haryana
He is 23 year old, Ror Maratha boy, 178 cm or 6 feet height and his weight is 86 kg. Neeraj Chopra is a simple guy and very down-to-earth.
His father’s name is Satish Kumar. He is a farmer by profession and cultivates in his native village Khandra, at Panipat in Haryana.
His mother’s name is Saroj Devi who is a housewife. Neeraj has two sisters.
Neeraj was obese in his childhood and other children would tease him. To get rid of obesity, he was enrolled in a gymnasium at Madlauda by his father. He was later enrolled in a gym in Panipat. This was the turning point in the life of Neeraj Chopra.
He was first exposed to Javelin throw in Shivaji Stadium in Panipat when he saw some javelin throwers. He was very inspired by this game & started practicing himself& participating in the game.
Biography of Neeraj Chopra
| NAME | NEERAJ CHOPRA |
| FATHER’S NAME | SATISH KUMAR |
| MOTHER’S NAME | SAROJ DEVI |
| VILLAGE | KHANDRA |
| DISTRICT | PANIPAT |
| STATE | HARYANA |
| COMMUNITY | ROR MARATHA |
| AGE | 23 YEARS |
| HEIGHT | 178cm / 6ft |
| WEIGHT | 86 kg |
| GAME | JAVELIN THROW |
| OLYMPIC MEDAL | ONE GOLD MEDAL |
| JOB | COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN INDIAN ARMY |
| COACH | UWE HOHN (PERSONAL COACH) |
| ZODIAC SIGN | CAPRICORN |
| NATIONALITY | INDIAN |
| COLLEGE UNIVERSITY | DAV COLLEGE, CHANDIGARH |
| EDUCATION QUALIFICATION | GRADUATION |
| FOOD HABIT | VEGETARIAN TURNED NON VEGETARIAN |
| MARITAL STATUS | UNMARRIED |
Neeraj Chopra’s journey for achieving Gold Medals
Gold Medals
2016 – South Asian Games in Guwahati India
2016 – World U – 20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
2017 – Asian Championship in Bhuvaneswar, India
2018 – Commonwealth Games in Gold coast, Australia.
2018 – Sotteville Athletics Meet in Sotteville – les-Rouen, France
2018 – Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland.
2018 – Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
2021 – Tokyo Olympics 2020
SILVER MEDAL
2016 – Asian junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam.
2017 – Asian Gland Prix series in Jinhua, China
2017 – Asian Grand Prix series in Jiaxing, China
2018 – Offenburg speerwurf meeting in offenburg, Germany.
BRONZE MEDAL
2017 – Asian Grand Prix series in Taipei, Taiwan
NEERAJ CHOPRA’S COACH’S AND MENTORS
Jaiveer Choudhary was the first mentor of Neeraj Chopra. Naseem Ahmad was Neeraj Chopra’s first coach and mentor.
Gary Calvert, Klaus Bartonietz, Werner Daniels, Uwe Hohn (personal coach) are other coaches and mentors of Neeraj Chopra.
AWARDS, HONOURS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF NEERAJ CHOPRA
2017 – Hindustan times Top 30, under 30 awarded by Captain Amarinder Singh.
2018 – Arjuna Award, 2020 Vishisht Seva medal (VSM) and in 2021 sport star ACES Award sportsman of the decade ( Track and field ).
Some Interesting Facts of Life of Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra chopped off his long hair just before starting of Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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