Swapnil Kusale Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	Swap, Maano, Frapiee
Full Name	Swapnil Suresh Kusale
Profession	Sports Shooter
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Shooting
Events	AR60, R3PM, FR3X40, RPRM, FR60PR, R3PMT, R3PMIX, R3X40TEAMM, R3PTEAMM
Medals	Gold • ISSF World Cup, Baku (50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team) - 2022 • ISSF World Cup, New Delhi (50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men) - 2021 • Asian Shooting Championships, Kuwait (50m rifle prone 3) - 2015 • 59th National shooting championship, Tughlakabad (men’s 50-metre rifle prone event) - 2015 • 61st National Championship, Thiruvananthapuram (50m rifle 3 position) - 2017 Silver • 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou (Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions) - 2023 • ISSF World Cup, Baku (50m Rifle 3 Positions) - 2023 • ISSF World Cup, Baku (50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men) - 2022 • ISSF World Cup, Baku (50m Rifle 3 Positions Men) - 2022 • 64th National Shooting Championship, Bhopal - 2021 • ISSF World Cup, New Delhi - 2021 • 61st National Shooting Championship, Thiruvananthapuram (50m 3 position senior civilian event) - 2017 • 60th National Shooting Championship, Pune (50m rifle 3 position men’s team event) - 2016 • Junior Asian Shooting Championship (50m rifle 3 position) - 2015 • Senior National Championship, Tughlakabad (50m prone 3 position) - 2015 Bronze • Paris Olympics (Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions) - 2024 • World Championships, Cairo (50m Rifle 3 Positions Team Men) - 2022 • 61st National Shooting Championship, Thiruvananthapuram (50m 3 position senior civilian team) - 2017 • Commonwealth Shooting Championship, Brisbane (50m Rifle Prone Event) - 2017 • 59th Senior National Championship, Tughlakabad (50m 3 position) - 2015
Coach/Mentor	Deepali Deshpande
Handedness	Right
Record (main ones)	• First sports shooter from India to have been qualified for the men's 50m rifle 3 position event's finals in Olympics (2024) • First Indian to have won a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3 position event in Olympics (2024)
Award(s)	• Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award • Brand Kolhapur Award (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 August 1995 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	29 Years
Birthplace	Village Kambalwadi, Taluka Radhanagari, Kolhapur District, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Radhanagari, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
School	• Bhonsala Military School, Nashik, Maharashtra (Practiced Shooting) • Bhogavati Sugar Factory Public School, Maharashtra (class fifth to seventh) • Kambalwadi Village Primary School, Kolhapur, Maharashtra (primary education)
College/University	Bhonsala Military College, Nashik, Maharashtra
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Tattoo(s)	On the back- Mrita-Sanjivini Mantra Right Hand- Tattoo of Sri Rama On the right side of the chest
Social Media	• Twitter • Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Dr. Kanchan S Bhandure
Family
Parents	Father- Suresh Kusale (School Teacher) Mother- Anita Suresh Kusale (Sarpanchpadi of Kolhapur Kambalwadi)
Siblings	Brother(s)- 2 • Suraj Kusale (Athlete) • Varad Kusale Sister 1 • Pooja Kusale

Some Lesser Known Facts About Swapnil Kusale

• Swapnil ignored his board exams of class 12th to watch Abhinav Bindra compete in the finals of the 2008 Olympics.

• Swapnil’s sporting journey began in 2009 when he was 14 years old. His father enrolled him in the Krida Prabodhini Scheme under the government of Maharashtra. He received his initial training in Nashik and later shifted his base to Pune.

• Swapnil has been sponsored by Lakshya Sports since 2013.

• Swapnil considers Gagan Narang and Abhinav Bindra as his idols.
  

  Swapnil Kusale (right) with Gagan Narang (left)

• Swapnil is an employee of Indian Railways and has been working as a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) in the Pune Division of Central Railway since 2015.
  

  Swapnil Kusale being facilitated by Railways for winning the gold medal in shooting at ISSF World Cup 2021

• Swapnil once developed a chronic tonsils issue, which led to extreme pain, fever, and weakness for days. Later, the doctor discovered it was because of lactose intolerance and advised him to avoid consuming dairy products.

• In October 2022, Swapnil won India’s third quota place in shooting for the Paris Olympics 2024 when he came fourth in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) event on Day 10 of the ISSF World Championship.

• Swapnil had the chance to make history in the Asian Games 2023 when he was on the verge of winning India’s first Asian Games gold medal in shooting sports in 50m 3P. He failed to do so as his final shot of 7.6 shifted his position from first to fourth.

• Swapnil was selected for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics after he shot 592 to top qualification in the men’s rifle 3-position event in the Olympic selection trials at the Dr Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, Delhi.
  

  Ashi Chouksey and Swapnil Kusale after they topped the selection trials of the 2024 Paris Olympics

• In the Paris Olympics, he shot an aggregate of 451.4 in the eight-shooter final to finish third.
  

  Swapnil Kusale at the Paris Olympics

• Following his bronze medal win in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Kusale was promoted from a TTE to an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) by the Indian Railways.