Dola Banerjee is the first Indian archer to have ever-won a Gold medal in Archery World Championship. She achieved the feat in 2007. Here is a profile of the World Champion Archer from India.
The first-ever Indian archer to win the Gold in World Championships, is the cousin of the Indian singers Shaan and Sagarika. Her younger brother Rahul Banerjee is also an archer and has helped Indian Men’s recurve team win Gold in 4th stage of Archery World Championships 2010 at Shanghai, China.
Professional
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Sportswoman: Archer
First International Appearance: Youth World Championship in San Diego in 1996
Coaches: Shri Limba Ram, Shri Harinder Singh, Shri Lalrem Sanga
Academy: Baranagar Archery Club (Age 9 years)
Personal
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Date of Birth: 2nd June, 1980
Parents: Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee
Birth Place: Baranagar (near Kolkata)
Winners
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2005: Won the 18th Golden Arrow Grand Prix tournament at Antalya
2005: Gold Medal at European Grand Prix Archery tournament
2006: Gold in SAF Games, Colombo
August 2007: Gold in individual recurve title of the fourth leg of the Meteksan World Cup archery at Dover (England)
November 2007: Gold medal in the Women’s individual recurve competition at Dubai Archery World Cup
2010: Gold Medal in Women’s Team Recurve with Deepika Kumari and L Bombayala Devi
2010: Bronze medal in the Recurve Individual event
Honours
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2005: 1st Indian Woman Archer to receive Arjuna Award
Other Prominent International Appearances
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2004 Summer Olympics: Finished 13th
2008 Beijing Olympics: Reached semifinal in team event
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