<P> Abhinav Bindra ( born 28 September 1982 in Dehradun , Uttarakhand , India ) is an Indian businessman and retired professional shooter who is a former World and Olympic champion in the 10 metre Air Rifle event . By winning the gold in the 10 metre Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games , he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games . It was also India 's first gold medal since 1980 , when the Men 's Field Hockey Team won the gold . He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World and Olympic titles at the same time , a feat he accomplished by capturing the Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , after having won the gold at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships . Bindra also won the Gold Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . </P>
<P> Abhinav Bindra ( born 28 September 1982 in Dehradun , Uttarakhand , India ) is an Indian businessman and retired professional shooter who is a former World and Olympic champion in the 10 metre Air Rifle event . By winning the gold in the 10 metre Air Rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games , he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games . It was also India 's first gold medal since 1980 , when the Men 's Field Hockey Team won the gold . He is the first and only Indian to have held both the World and Olympic titles at the same time , a feat he accomplished by capturing the Gold Medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , after having won the gold at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships . Bindra also won the Gold Medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow . </P>
who became the first indian to win an individual olympic gold
who became the first indian to win an individual olympic gold
Abhinav Bindra
Abhinav Bindra