Neeraj Chopra

Summary

Neeraj Chopra is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Panipat district^[2]. He was born on December 24, 1997^[3]. He worked as a javelin thrower^[4] and athletics competitor^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,477 views/month, #6,659 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Neeraj Chopra's place of birth was Panipat district^[2].
• Neeraj Chopra was born on December 24, 1997^[3].
• Neeraj Chopra held citizenship in India^[7].
• Hindi was Neeraj Chopra's native language^[8].
• Neeraj Chopra's professions included javelin thrower^[4].
• Neeraj Chopra's professions included athletics competitor^[5].
• Neeraj Chopra received the Arjuna Award^[9].
• Neeraj Chopra received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games^[10].
• Neeraj Chopra received the Padma Shri in sports^[11].
• Neeraj Chopra is recorded as male^[12].
• Neeraj Chopra's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Neeraj Chopra's Commons category is recorded as Neeraj Chopra^[14].
• Neeraj Chopra's sport is recorded as athletics^[15].
• Neeraj Chopra's family name is recorded as Chopra^[16].
• Neeraj Chopra's given name is recorded as Neeraj^[17].
• Neeraj Chopra's participant in is recorded as 2017 Asian Athletics Championships^[18].
• Neeraj Chopra's participant in is recorded as 2018 Asian Games^[19].
• Neeraj Chopra's participant in is recorded as athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's javelin throw^[20].
• Neeraj Chopra's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Haryanvi^[21].
• Neeraj Chopra's country for sport is recorded as India^[22].
• Neeraj Chopra's name in native language is recorded as नीरज चोपड़ा^[23].
• Neeraj Chopra's start of work period is recorded as 2017^[24].
• Neeraj Chopra's sports discipline competed in is recorded as javelin throw^[25].
• Neeraj Chopra's sports discipline competed in is recorded as track and field^[26].
• Neeraj Chopra's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+834778'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Neeraj Chopra's place of birth was Panipat district^[2]. He was born on December 24, 1997^[3]. Hindi was his native language^[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include javelin thrower^[4] and athletics competitor^[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Arjuna Award^[9], a sports award^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1961^[30]; Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games^[10], a sports award^[31], in India^[32], founded in 1991^[33]; and Padma Shri in sports^[11].

Why It Matters

Neeraj Chopra ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,477 views/month, #6,659 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Neeraj Chopra born?

Neeraj Chopra was born in Panipat district^[2].

What did Neeraj Chopra do for work?

Neeraj Chopra worked as javelin thrower^[4] and athletics competitor^[5].

What awards did Neeraj Chopra receive?

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