Neeraj Chopra (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is the reigning Olympic champion and World champion in Men's javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin and the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship. A Junior Commissioned Officer Subedar (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.He is also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the World Under-20 Championships, where in 2016 he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record.

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Personal information
Born
24 December 1997 (age 26)
Khandra, Haryana, India
Education
DAV College, Chandigarh
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
86 kg (190 lb)
Military career
Allegiance
 India
Service/branch
 Indian Army
Years of service
2016–present
Rank
 Subedar
Service number
JC-471869A
Unit
 4 Rajputana Rifles
Awards
 Param Vishisht Seva Medal
 Vishisht Seva Medal
Sport
Sport
Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Coached by
Klaus Bartonietz (2021–)
Uwe Hohn (2018–2021)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
Gold (2020)
World finals
Gold (2023) Silver (2022)
Regional finals
Gold (2017) Gold (2018) Gold (2022)
Commonwealth finals
Gold (2018)
Highest world ranking
1 (achieved on 11 May 2023)
Personal bests
89.94 m NR (2022)

Chopra participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Asian Games, serving as the flag-bearer in the latter and winning gold medals in both. As of 2023, he is one of only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal (the other being Abhinav Bindra), the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medalist in an individual event and the only individual to have won gold on his Olympic debut.His silver medal at the 2022 World Championships made him the second Indian to win a medal at a World Athletics Championships.He subsequently won the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and second gold at 2022 Asian Games.

Chopra is the Indian record holder for the javelin throw
Early life and education
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Chopra was born in a Haryanvi Ror family in Khandra, Panipat, Haryana. He has two sisters and his family is largely involved in agriculture.He did his schooling from BVN Public School.He graduated from Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College in Chandigarh, and as of 2021, was pursuing a Bachelor of Arts from Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, Punjab.

Impressed with Chopra's performance at the South Asian Games and his future potential, the Indian Army offered him a direct appointment as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Rajputana Rifles with the rank of Naib Subedar.He accepted the offer and joined the army under sports quota.