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Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Thrower) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

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Bio/Wiki
NicknameNijju
Profession(s)Javelin Thrower and Junior Commissioned Officer
Physical Stats & More
Height in centimeters– 180 cm
in meters– 1.80 m
in feet & inches– 5’ 11”
Weightin kilograms– 86 kg
in pounds– 189 lbs
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Javelin Throw
Coach(es)/Mentor(s)• Gary Calvert
• Werner Daniels
• Uwe Hohn (personal coach)
Neeraj Chopra with Uwe Hohn
• Raj Kumar (army coach)
Medal(s)Gold Medal
• 2016: South Asian Games in Guwahati, India
• 2016: World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2017: Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar, India
• 2018: Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia
• 2018: Sotteville Athletics Meet in Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France
• 2018: Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland
• 2018: Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
• 2021: Tokyo Olympics 2020
Gold Medal
• 2016: Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Jinhua, China
• 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Jiaxing, China
• 2018: Offenburg Speerwurf Meeting in Offenburg, Germany

Bronze Medal
• 2017: Asian Grand Prix Series in Taipei, Taiwan
Records • 2018: National Record of 88.06m mark at the Asian Games
• 2021: National record of 88.07m mark at the Indian Grand Prix
Awards, Honours, Achievements • 2017: Hindustan Times Top 30 under 30 awarded by Captain Amarinder Singh
• 2018: Arjuna Award
Neeraj Chopra receiving Arjuna Award
• 2021: Sportstar ACES Award- Sportsman of the Decade (Track and Field)
Personal Life
Date of Birth24 December 1997 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2021) 24 Years
BirthplaceKhandra Village, Panipat District, Haryana
Zodiac signCapricorn
NationalityIndian
HometownKhandra Village, Panipat District, Haryana
College/University• DAV College, Chandigarh
• Kurukshetra University, Haryana
Educational QualificationsGraduation (correspondence)
EthnicityRor Maratha
Food HabitTurned Non-Vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
ParentsFather– Satish Kumar Chopra (works as a farmer)

Mother– Saroj Devi
SiblingsSister(s)– Sangeeta and Sarita
Favourites
Javelin ThrowerJan Zelezny
Singer(s)Rajender Kharkia and KD
FilmRocky series
ActorAkshay Kumar
Virtual Games(s)Javelin Master 2, Brothers in Arms, and Asphaltate