Seema Tomar (born 3 July 1982) is an Indian trap shooter. ^[1] She is the only Indian woman to win shotgun Silver Medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup. She was born in Johri village ^[2] of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life

Tomar was born on 3 July 1982 in Johri, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. She learned shooting at a range set up in her village in 1998. ^[3] Tomar was initially discouraged by the expectations of the society around her, which expected her to get married and become a housewife. She felt that she could not enter this field unless an elder from her family went into shooting. ^[4]

Initially, Tomar was afraid to go shooting range without her mother, ^[5] who encouraged and accompanied her to the range. Tomar's mother, Prakashi Tomar, started shooting and participating in events, soon becoming an award-winning shooter, the second-oldest woman shooter in India, also known as Revolver Dadi. Prakashi and her sister-in-law Chandro Tomar's participation allowed Tomar to enter shooting competitions. Tomar started shooting in 2001 ^[3] at the 10m range in the village.

Tomar is still a proponent of equality across genders in Indian villages, and has led to many young girls taking up shooting in her hometown. ^[4]

Tomar has seven siblings. Her sister Rekha is also a shooter^{[ citation needed]}. Prakashi also runs a shooting range in the village where many girls come to learn shooting.

Career

Seema Tomar started with shooting the air rifle in 2004, ^[3] but later switched to the shotgun event^{[ when?]}. She currently specializes in Trap shooting. ^[6]

2010 was a milestone in Seema Tomar's career when she won a Silver Medal in 2010 ISSF World Cup.

In 2014, Tomar won two golds at the Asian Shotgun Championships held in the United Arab Emirates in November 2014.

Medals

• Silver Medal- ISSF World Cup held at England ( Dorset), 2010 in Trap Event.
• Bronze Medal- Asian Clay Shooting Championships held at Bangkok, 2010 in Trap event (Team).
• Gold Medal- 53rd National Shooting Championships held at Patiala, 2009 in Trap event.
• Silver medal- 53rd National Shooting Championships held at Patiala, 2009 in Double Trap event.
• Bronze Medal- Asian Clay Shooting Championships held at Kazakhstan, 2009 in Trap event (Team).
• Gold medal- 52nd National Shooting Championships held at Jaipur, 2008 in Trap event.
• Gold medal- 51st National Shooting Championships held at Jaipur, 2007 in Trap event.
• Silver medal- Asian Shooting Championships held at Jaipur, 2007 in Double Trap event.
• Gold medal- 50th National Shooting Championships held at Delhi, 2006 in Double Trap event.
• Gold medal- 49th National Shooting Championships held at Hyderabad, 2005 in Double Trap event.
• Silver medal- 48th National Shooting Championships held at Delhi, 2004 in 12 Bore Double Trap event.
• Gold medal- 47th National Shooting Championships held at Hyderabad, 2003 in 12 Bore trap event.

Other events

• Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi- 2010.
• ISSF World Cup held at England (Dorset) – 2010.
• ISSF World Cup held at Mexico-2010.
• Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Bangkok – 2010.
• Asian Clay Shooting Championship held at Kazakhstan- 2009.
• 53rd National Shooting Championship held at Patiala- 2009.
• ISSF World Cup held at United States- 2008.
• ISSF World Cup held in China- 2008.
• 52nd National Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2008.
• Asian Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2007.
• ISSF World Cup held at Slovenia- 2007.
• ISSF World Cup held in Italy- 2007.
• 51st National Shooting Championship held at Jaipur- 2007.
• ISSF World Cup held in Egypt- 2006.
• ISSF World Cup held at United States- 2006.
• ISSF World Cup held in China- 2006.
• 50th National Shooting Championship held at Delhi – 2006.
• 49th National Shooting Championship held at Hyderabad – 2005.
• 48th National Shooting Championship held at Delhi – 2004.
• 47th National Shooting Championship held at Hyderabad – 2003.

References