Education
In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in 25 metre center-fire pistol.
In 2007, he finished second at the Asian Championship in 25 metre center-fire pistol.
Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is a serving Subedar Major (Warrant Officer Class I) in the Dogra Regiment (16th Battalion) Indian Army. Vijay Kumar is supported by the Olympic Gold Quest initiative. He has been posted at Indian Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) Mhow since 2003 where he is being coached by the Russian Pavel Smirnov.
Early career (2006-2009)
In 2006, he was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian government.
Commonwealth and Olympic glory (2010-2014)
In the 25-metre centre fire pistol singles, he finished second winning a silver, losing out to fellow Indian Harpreet Singh. He finished with an average score of 9.767 and had a score of 293 with 7 inner 10s in the first stage.
Vijay"s silver was the second medal for India at London 2012. Earlier Kumar failed to qualify for the men"s 10 m air pistol finals after finishing 31st on 28 July 2012.
The team scored a total of 1740, two behind gold medalists China.
25 metre rapid fire pistol
25 metre center-fire pistol
25-metre standard pistol
10 metre air pistol.