Yashaswini Singh Deswal

Sport Shooter

Indian New Delhi, India

Quick Info

ProfessionSport Shooter
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth30/03/1997
Age29 years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

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Physical Stats & More

Height5' 5"
Weight57 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityDAV College, Chandigarh, India
Educational QualificationEconomics Honours at DAV College, Chandigarh

Personal Life

HobbiesReading, Swimming, Adventure Sports, Running
Notable AchievementCompleted a 100 km extreme endurance run in 24 hours in 2020

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherSurjeet Singh Deswal (an IPS officer and Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police)
MotherSaroj Deswal (Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in Panchkula, Haryana)

Career

Medals Record
ISSF World Cup
Gold medal – first place at Rio de Janeiro in 10 m air pistol
  • Gold medal – first place at Delhi in 10 m air pistol
  • Mixed team Bronze medal – third place at Delhi in 10 m air pistol
  • Mixed team Bronze medal – third place at Osijek in Women's 10 m pistol team
Asian Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place at Doha in 10 m air pistol mixed team
ISSF Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place at Suhl in 10 m air pistol
Asian Junior Shooting Championships
Silver medal – second place at Kuwait City in 10 m air pistol
ISSF Junior World Cup
  • Gold medal – first place at Qabala in Women's 10 m pistol
  • Team Silver medal – second place at Suhl in 10 m air pistol
  • Silver medal – second place at Suhl in Women's 10 m pistol team
Asian Airgun Championship
Gold medal – team event at Delhi (with Heena Sidhu and Shweta Gwande)
South Asian Games
Gold medal at Guwahati in 10 m air pistol
Summer Youth Olympics
Sixth place at Nanjing, China in 10 m air pistol
Career Start2012
World RankingWorld No. 1 in 10 meter air pistol (as of 2021)
Olympic Participation2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo)
Notable AchievementFirst female shooter in 10m air pistol event to secure a gold medal at ISSF World Cup

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Yashaswini began sport shooting in 2012.
2. In 2019, Yashaswini achieved a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
3. Yashaswini competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
4. In 2015, Yashaswini was crowned the junior national champion in India.
5. In 2017, she set a world junior record of 235.9 in the 10-meter air pistol event.
6. She defeated Olena Kostevych, a former Olympic and world champion, in the 2019 ISSF World Cup final.
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