Gagan Narang

Summary

Gagan Narang is a human^[1]. He was born in Chennai^[2]. He was born on +1983-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a sport shooter^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Gagan Narang's place of birth was Chennai^[2].
• Gagan Narang was born on +1983-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gagan Narang held citizenship in India^[6].
• Gagan Narang's professions included sport shooter^[4].
• Gagan Narang was educated at Osmania University^[7].
• Gagan Narang's education included a stint at Bhavans Vivekananda College^[8].
• Gagan Narang received the Padma Shri in sports^[9].
• Gagan Narang received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games^[10].
• Gagan Narang received the Arjuna Award^[11].
• Gagan Narang's image is recorded as XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Gagan Narang won the Gold medal in (Men’s) Shooting Rifle 50m pairs (cropped).jpg^[12].
• Gagan Narang is recorded as male^[13].
• Gagan Narang's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Gagan Narang's Commons category is recorded as Gagan Narang^[15].
• Gagan Narang's residence is recorded as Hyderabad^[16].
• Gagan Narang's sport is recorded as shooting sports^[17].
• Gagan Narang's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c27m0^[18].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2008 Summer Olympics^[19].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2004 Summer Olympics^[20].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2006 Asian Games^[21].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2010 Asian Games^[22].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics^[23].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 10 metre air rifle^[24].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2006 Commonwealth Games^[25].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2010 Commonwealth Games^[26].
• Gagan Narang's participant in is recorded as 2014 Commonwealth Games^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Chennai^[2], Gagan Narang… he was born on +1983-05-06T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Osmania University^[7], a university^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1918^[30], headquartered in Hyderabad^[31] and Bhavans Vivekananda College^[8], a university^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1993^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Gagan Narang worked as a sport shooter^[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in sports^[9]; Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games^[10], a sports award^[35], in India^[36], founded in 1991^[37]; and Arjuna Award^[11], a sports award^[38], in India^[39], founded in 1961^[40].

Why It Matters

Gagan Narang ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Gagan Narang born?

Gagan Narang was born in Chennai^[2].

What did Gagan Narang do for work?

Gagan Narang worked as sport shooter^[4].

Where did Gagan Narang go to school?

Gagan Narang was educated at Osmania University^[7] and Bhavans Vivekananda College^[8].

What awards did Gagan Narang receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in sports^[9], Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games^[10], and Arjuna Award^[11].