Samaresh Jung

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Commonwealth Games Medal Record
Shooting
Gold	2002 Manchester	Standard Pistol Pairs (Open)
Gold	2002 Manchester	Free Pistol Pairs
Silver	2002 Manchester	Air Pistol Individual
Silver	2002 Manchester	Free Pistol Individual
Silver	2002 Manchester	Air Pistol Team
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Men's 50m Pistol
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Men's 10m Air Pistol
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Men's 10m Air Pistol (Pairs)
Gold	2006 Melbourne	Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Pairs)
Silver	2006 Melbourne	Men's 50m Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze	2006 Melbourne	Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol
Special Award	2006 Melbourne	David Dixon Award

Samaresh Jung (born 5 May 1970) is a shooting sportsman from India specialising in the field of Air pistol, apart from other fields. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won two Gold medals, in the Men's free pistol pairs and in the Open event of 25 m standard pistol pairs, both in partnership with Jaspal Rana. He received the Arjuna award in 2002. He is employed with the CISF and lives in New Delhi.

[edit] 2006 Commonwealth Games

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was in contention for eight medals. Starting off with a silver, he finally won five Gold, one silver and one bronze. After winning the one silver and five Gold, nerves got the better of him in the 25m centrefire pistol individual event where he could manage only a bronze. In the standard fire pistol individual competition, his gun malfunctioned and he fell out of contention for a medal in that event. He was given the David Dixon Award at the closing ceremony, an award to recognise the "Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games". He was dubbed "Goldfinger" by the volunteers at the Games [1].

[edit] Awards and medals

2002

Arjuna Award
Commonwealth Games: 2 gold medals (men's free pistol pairs and open standard pistol pairs, each with Jaspal Rana) and 3 silver medals (air pistol individual, free pistol individual, and free pistol pairs, the last with Rana)

2004

SAF Games: 1 silver medal (25m standard pistol)

2005

Fifth Commonwealth Shooting Championship: 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal
Indian National Games: 1 gold medal (10m air pistol)

2006

Commonwealth Games: David Dixon Award (as best athlete of the Games); 5 gold medals (men's 50m pistol, men's 10m air pistol, men's 25m centre fire pistol pairs (with Rana), men's 10m air pistol pairs (with Vivek Singh, and men's 25m standard pistol pairs (with Ronak Pandit), 1 silver medal (men's 50m pistol pairs with Singh), and 1 bronze medal (men's 25m centre fire pistol)