Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has made history by winning two medals at the Paris Olympics 2024. The 22-year-old began India’s medal count at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol final. She then clinched another bronze with Sarabjot Singh in the mixed team 25m pistol event. As Manu Bhaker becomes the talk of the town, let’s look at her age, height, and achievements.
One of India’s top medal hopes, Bhaker lived up to her hype by becoming the country’s first female Olympic medallist in shooting. With her victory, India’s shooting drought at the Olympics came to an end. The nation had failed to medal at the Rio Games in 2016 and the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Manu Bhaker’s biography
On February 18, 2002, Manu Bhaker was born in Jhajjar, Haryana. Nonetheless, she excelled in school sports like boxing, tennis, and skating. She also trained in a martial art called “thang ta,” where she won gold at the national level.
Then, at the age of 14, shortly after the Rio 2016 Olympics concluded, she made the snap decision to give shooting a try, and she immediately fell in love. Manu Bhaker begged her father to acquire her a sports shooting pistol within a week so she could improve her skill.
Biography
- Age – 22 years
- Height – 1.56 m
- State – Haryana
- Total Olympic medals – 2
- First Olympic Games – Tokyo Olympics
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Manu Bhaker medals
| Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ISSF World Cup | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian Shooting Championships | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Games | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Youth Olympics | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Manu Bhaker achievments
Bhaker is the first Indian to win a double medal in a single edition in the Olympic games. Apart from Olympics, she has gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and World Championships, Manu Bhaker has emerged at a very young age as the most accomplished Indian female shooter in history.
Manu Bhaker, India’s newest rising star, ascended through the ranks much faster as a youngster.
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