BANERJEE Rahul < Back  
Sport Archery
CGA India   
Gender Men
Born 15 Dec 1986 in Calcutta, IND
Height1.79 m
Weight 80 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Kolkata, IND
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Tata Archery Academy: India
Further Personal Information
Higher education Tata Archery Academy: India
General Interest
Hobbies Listening to music, surfing, cricket, football. (archery.org, 18 Jun 2012)
Famous relatives His older sister, Dola, is a former world champion archer. (zeenews.india.com, 22 Jul 2012)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He would watch his older sister, Dola, shoot at the range. Soon after noticing his interest she bought him some good equipment and began coaching him on the finer points of the sport.
General Interest
Awards and honours 2011 he was given the Arjuna Award. (zeenews.india.com, 22 July 2011)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Dharmendra Tiwary
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport in 2004.
International Debut
Year 2004
Further Personal Information
Occupation Student
Languages Hindi, English