Bhagirath Samai

Bhagirath Samai
Personal information

Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Bengali
Citizenship	Indian
Born	(1957-08-11) 11 August 1957 Asansol, West Bengal, India
Residence	Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Sportsman(Shooter),
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (As of August 2017)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb) (As of August 2017)
Spouse(s)	Rina Samai,
Website	Official Website

Bhagirath Samai (born 11 august 1957) ,was born in Asansol,West Bengal,India , is an India professional shooter and a bronze medalist in 1986 Asian games he was one of the shooter of west bengal who represented india in olympics (1984). for his outstanding performance in Asian games he was awarded Arjuna Award the most prestigious award in the field of sports he participated in 2 South Asian Games, 2 Asian Games, 2 Asian Shooting Championships, 2 Commonwealth Games and 1 Olympic Games

Career

Events	Games	Name	Rating	Rank
1982 Commonwealth Games	Air rifle	Bhagirath samai	----	-----
1982 Asian Games	SMALL BORE STD R. 3 PSN	BHAGIRATH SAMAI AMITABH CHATTERJEE SOMA DUTTA P.K. CHATTERJEE TEAM	561 549 546 541 2197	12 20 22 26 5
1982 Asian Games	Air rifle	Bhagirath Samai S.K. ROY CHAUDHARY SOMA DUTTA RAMESH KUSALE team	552 552 544 533 2181	23 23 26 28 7
1982 Asian Games	SMALL BORE F.R. 3 PSN.	BHAGIRATH SAMAI J. DASS P.K. CHATTERJEE I.C.CHITTIAPPA TEAM	1100 1098 1069 4328	20 25 29 7
Asian Shooting Championships	SMALL BORE FREE RIFLE PRONE	BHAGIRATH SAMAI	585	9th
XXIII 1984 Summer Olympics	Free Rifle Prone	Bhagirath Samai	583	45
XXIII 1984 Summer Olympics	Air Rifle (M)	Bhagirath Samai	56	39
10TH 1986 Asian Games	A.R.(1) M	Bhagirath Samai	562 554 540 1656	12 15 23 6th
10TH 1986 Asian Games	S.B. RIFLE PRONE	R.S. PERHAR BHAGIRATH SAMAI R.V.NATHAN TEAM	591 591 583 1765	11 12 23 4th
10TH 1986 Asian Games	FREE RIFLE 3 POSITION (1)	BHAGIRATH SAMAI J. DAS YADAV TEAM	1127 1125 1099 3351	9 11 20 5
10TH 1986 Asian Games	SMALL BORE STD RIFLE 3 POSITION (M)	BHAGIRATH SAMAI J. DAS GHISALAL YADAV TEAM BRONZE	573 572 557 1702	7 8 13 3
1987 Asian Shooting Championships	FREE RIFLE 3 POSITION (M)	BHAGIRATH SAMAI	1120	14
XIV1990 Commonwealth Games	AIR RIF RIFLE	BHAGIRATH SAMAI SOMA DUTTA TEAM BRONZE	558 576 1148	15 4 3
1991 1991 South Asian Games	FREE RIFLE 3P (M)	T.C.PALLANGAPPA BHAGIRATH SAMAI RAJ KUMAR (ARMY) TEAM GOLD	1124 1118 1107 3349	Gold Silver Bronze
1993 1993 South Asian Games	FREE RIFLE PRONE	BHAGIRATH SAMAI HANUMANA RAM K.S. KAUNDAL TEAM	580 585 576 1741	n/a bronze n/a bronze
1993 VI SAF GAMES, DHAKA	FREE RIFLE 3 POSITION	BHAGIRATH SAMAI HANUMANA RAM K.S. KAUNDAL TEAM	580 585 576 1741	n/a bronze n/a bronze

Bhagirath Samai in 2016

Notable international performance

Rank	Year	Event
02	1991	1991 South Asian Games
07	1986	1986 Asian Games
09	1986	1986 Asian Games
09	1983	Asian Shooting Championships
11	1986	1986 Asian Games
12	1982	1982 Asian Games
14	1987	Asian Shooting Championships
15	1990	1990 Commonwealth Games
15	1986	1986 Asian Games
20	1982	1986 Asian Games
23	1986	1982 Asian Games
39	1984	1984 Summer Olympics
45	1984	1984 Summer Olympics

Awards and recognition

Bhagirath Samai in Action
He was awarded Arjuna Award in Shooting in the year 1986 for winning a Bronze Medal in 1986 Asian Games
He receive a life time Pension worth 6000 /- INR per month from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for his excellent performance in international events
His club Midnapore rifle club give him the title KING OF THE RIFLE OF INDIA

About him

Bhagirath Samai was born in Asansol and is the youngest of his brothers.he said that he took Shooting reluctantly and later he falls in love with the Sport he was dedicated to sport so he never care life apart from it he got engaged to Rina Samai in the year 1991 and was married in the year 1992 his career best performance came right after he got engaged .this the year 2017 they both celebrated 25th marriage anniversary this year he also turns 60 years old

Personal Life

Bhagirath Samai in (1999)

He currently does service in a construction company in Haldia, leaving away from family.His wife and daughter live in Durgapur, he spends the weekend with the family that to not have surety as sometimes work load on him is high so he cants come Durgapur. He was even not with his wife on the occasion of 25th marriage anniversary as work load on him is high in his company sometimes he cooks his own food and sometimes he has a cook for it. His wife sacrificed to be away from him and live in Durgapur just to educate her daughter her daughter is extremely good in many things ranging from singing, cooking, dancing, and coding.He has 3 4 years of service left and after his retirement, he wants to open a Shooting Academy in Durgapur.