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Mangal Singh Champia

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Mangal Singh Champia
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  India

Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Xi'an Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Denpasar Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Xi'an Individual
Archery World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wroclaw Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Antalaya Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Porec Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Antalaya Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Croatia Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Antalaya Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Croatia Team

Mangal Singh Champia (born 9 November 1983) is an Indian archer, who won multiple medals in several international events, including the 2006 Asian Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna award by the President of India for the year 2009.

Mangal started archery in the year 1995 and became pro in 2008.

He has secured 2016 Rio Olympics berth.[1]

Other achievements

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 15th Asian Archery Championships, China: Men's Team Event

1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd Asian Grand Prix, Iran

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd Commonwealth Archery Championships, India

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd Asian Archery Grand Prix Tournament, Indonesia

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2010 Asian Games: Men's Team Event

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 15th Asian Archery Championships, China: Individual Event

2008 Summer Olympics

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Champia finished his ranking round with a total of 678 points, just one point behind Juan René Serrano and equal with Viktor Ruban and scoring more bull's eyes than Serrano. This gave him the second seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Hojjatollah Vaezi in the first round, beating the Iranian 112-98. In the second round Champia faced 31st seed Bair Badënov, but was unable to beat the Russian who won with 109-108. Badënov went on to win the bronze medal.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archer Mangal Singh Champia clinches Rio berth". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Mangal Singh Champia". World Archery. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ Athlete biography: Mangal Singh Champia, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug, 17 2008
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