Biography of Jayanta Talukdar, Assamese archer in London Olympics 2012


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Indian archer Jayanta Talukdar from Assam will be representing India at the archery events of 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Basically he is from Guwahati, Assam. He is considered to be the third sportsperson from Assam to receive the Arjuna award. Others were Bhogeswar Baruah (1966) and Monalisa Barua Mehta (1987).Archery is considered to be an ancient game in India. Some of the popular faces in Indian archery were Limba Ram, Satyadev Ram, Dola Banerjee and many more. This was the past connected with archery in India. Now we have youngsters trying their best in archery. From this Jayanta Talukdar wiki biodata, you will be able to get more information regarding him.Jayanta Talukdar

Personal information of Jayanta Talukdar

  • Date of birth of Jayanta Talukdar: 2 March 1986
  • Present age of Jayanta Talukdar: 26
  • Place of birth of Jayanta Talukdar: Assam
  • Idol: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

You can contact Jayanta Talukdar in the residential address mentioned below.
Jayanta Talukdar,
H.No.03, Homoepathic College Road,
Panjabari, Guwahati,
Assam state, India

Jayanta Talukdar biography


Jayanta Talukdar is considered to be a promising and future player of archery in India. Born as the youngest son of a quarry owner in Assam, he was not even aware of the sport until archery selectors spotted him in a talent hunt trial held in Guwahati. After getting training from the Tata Archery Academy Jamshedpur, he found a place in the Junior National Archery Team of India. India Government honored Jayanta Talukdar with Arjuna award for his excellent performance in archery. Given below is the archery career of Jayanta Talukdar at a glance.

International performances and awards of Jayanta Talukdar, archer

  • 2004- Jr. World Archery Championship- London- Team silver
  • 2005- 43rd Sr. World Archery Championship- Spain- Team silver
  • 2006- 1st World Cup- Croatia- indiv.Gold
  • 2006- 15th Asian Games- Doha- Team bronze
  • 2007- 15th Asian Archery Championship- China- Team gold
  • 2008- 2nd World Cup- Croatia- Team bronze
  • 2008- 3rd World Cup- Turkey- Team gold
  • 2009- 1st World Cup- Santo Domingo- Team gold
  • 2009- 2nd World Cup- Croatia- indiv. gold, Team gold
  • 2009- 3rd World Cup- Turkey- Indiv. bronze, Team silver
  • 2009- World Cup Grand Finals- Denmark- indiv 4th
  • 2009- 16th Asian Archery Championship- Indonesia- indiv. Bronze, Team silver
  • 2010- 1st World Cup- Croatia- Team silver
  • 2010- 2nd World Cup- Turkey- Team gold
  • 2010- 4th World Cup- China- Team gold, Indiv. Bronze
  • 2010- Asian Games- China-Team bronze
  • 2011-1st World Cup- China- Team bronze
  • 2011- 2nd World Cup- Turkey- Mixed silver
  • 2011- World Championship- Italy- Indiv. Qualified for London Olympics 2012
  • 2011- 3rd World Cup- USA- Mixed silver


State and national level performances of Jayanta Talukdar

  • 2005- 14th Asian Archery Championship- India- Team silver
  • 2006- Common Wealth Championship- India- Team gold
  • 2010- Commonwealth Games- India- Team bronze


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