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Jaspal Rana
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Jaspal Rana (born 28 June 1976) is an Indian sport shooter and pistol coach.[1] He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. In a major accomplishment at the 2006 Asian Games, Rana won three gold medals and equaled the world record in 25 m Center Fire Pistol, competing in his fourth Asian Games since 1994 Asian Games.[2] Rana is also a Commonwealth Games medalist, winning gold medals at the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[3] One of his most successful events was the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where he won six medals including the gold for Men's 25m Center Fire Pistol.[3]
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 48) Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Aarushie Verma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 25 metre center-fire pistol 25 metre standard pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Uttranchal Rifle Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Around 2012, Jaspal Rana started coaching several Indian sport shooters, and since 2018 he has been coaching Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker.[1][4] Rana has been credited for helping Bhaker win double bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5] Rana also coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.