Heena Sidhu

Nick Name

: N/A

Born

:29 Aug,1989

Age

:30 years, 0 months

Location

:Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Education

: BDS(Bachelor of Dental Surgery)

Debut On

:2006

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About Heena Sidhu

Heena Sidhu About this sound Pronunciation (help·info) brought up in Patiala, and born on 29 August 1989, in Ludhiana. She is an ace Indian shooter, the first Indian Pistol shooter to be Ranked World No.1 (as on 7 April'2014) by ISSF, the first Indian Pistol shooter to have won a Gold medal in the 2013 ISSF World Cup Finals -Pistol in 10 metre Air Pistol event. She thus, became the third Indian shooter after Anjali Bhagwat (2003) and Gagan Narang (2008) to win a Gold medal in a Rifle/Pistol World Cup Finals. She along with Annu Raj Singh won the gold medal in women's Pairs 10 metre air pistol at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Heena (384) and Annu (375) won the 14th gold medal for India from the shooting range. She also won a silver medal in the singles event. She is also the first Indian shooter who has appeared on the ISSF magazine's cover page for the first time ever since the National Rifle Association of India was formed on 17 Apr 1951. Sidhu, is the Finals World record holder in 10 metre air pistol event with a final score of 203.8.

Heena Sidhu Achievements

Achievements and accolades:

In honor of her international achievements, Heena Sidhu was conferred the prestigious Arjuna Award along with 13 other athletes at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the 28th of August 2014 by the Hon'ble President of India.

Medal record

ISSF World Cup Finals:

2013 ISSF World Cup Finals - Gold medal

Commonwealth Games:

Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Gold medal

Shooting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - Women’s 10m Air Pistol - Silver medal

Asian Games:

Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games - Silver medal

Shooting at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 25 metre pistol - Bronze medal

Asian Championship:

Shooting at the 2012 Asian Championship Doha - Gold medal

Shooting at the 2012 Asian Championship Kuwait - Gold medal