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Vijay Kumar (sport shooter)
Indian sport shooter
Honorary CaptainVijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August ) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the Summer Olympics.[2] Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a retired Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army, who was later promoted to Honorary Captain Rank.[3] Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative.
He is the only Indian to have won a medal at 25m rapid Fire Pistol . He has been posted at Indian Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.[4]
Early life and background
Born in Himachal Pradesh, Kumar is the son of Banku Ram, a retired Indian Army subedar, and his wife Roshni Devi.
According to his father, while Kumar was "always intrigued" by his father's gun
