Neeraj chopra

Neeraj chopra;

                              Lieutenant Colonel Neeraj Chopra PVSM VSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian javelin thrower. Considered one of the greatest, he has won gold medals at the Olympic Games, World Championships and Asian Games.[8] Chopra has won the Diamond League once. He won his first Olympic gold in 2020 and became the first Asian javelin thrower to do so.[9] He became the first Asian to win a gold medal in javelin throw at the 2023 World Championships. He has won golds in every major tournament and has an unbelievable podium finish streak in tournaments since 2020.[10] Since his performance at the 2016 World U20 Championship, he continues to hold the junior javelin throw world record.[11] 

                           Lieutenant Colonel

                             Chopra PVSM

                                      VSM

                          Chopra in December 2021

                   

Personal information
Full name	Neeraj Chopra
Nickname	Sarpanch [1]
Nationality	Indian
Born	24 December 1997 (age 27) Khandra, Haryana, India
Education	DAV College Lovely Professional University
Years active	2010–present
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)[3]
Spouse	Himani Mor   ​ (m. 2025)​
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2016–present
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service number	JC-471869A[4]
Unit	Territorial Army[5]
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal  Padma Shri  Vishisht Seva Medal           Men's javelin throw  Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 - World Championships 1 1 - Diamond League 1 2 - Commonwealth Games 1 - - Asian Games 2 - - Asian Championships 1 - - South Asian Games 1 - - U20 World Championships 1 - - U20 Asian Championships 0 1 0 Total 9 5 0 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw 2024 Paris Javelin throw World Championships 2023 Budapest Javelin throw 2022 Eugene Javelin throw Diamond League 2022 Zurich Javelin throw 2023 Eugene Javelin throw 2024 Brussels Javelin throw Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Javelin throw Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneshwar Javelin throw South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati Javelin throw U20 World Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw U20 Asian Cham Chopra is the first athletics gold medalist for India. As of 2024, he is one of only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal, the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medalist in an individual event and the only individual to have won gold on his Olympic debut. He is one of the five individual multiple medalists for India at the Olympics after his silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. He was the first Indian to win at the World U-20 Championships, where he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m in 2016, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record in athletics.[12] Chopra's silver medal at the 2022 edition made him the second Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Championships. He has also won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and is a multiple Asian Games gold medalist. He won gold at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, while also serving as the flag-bearer in the former edition.[13] Since June 2021, he has shown consistent results, finishing as a winner or runner-up in 24 consecutive competitions, finishing first overall in qualifying rounds at two back-to-back Olympic Games, and first and second overall in qualifying rounds at two back-to-back World Championships.[14]           https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLJU2uAz4zU/?igsh=MXdseHZrMXlvNmV1Mg==