Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari, Indian archer

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Born: June 13, 1994
Age in 2026: 32
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1994

About Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari is an Indian recurve archer. A four-time Olympian and two-time World Championships silver medallist, Deepika is one of the most decorated Indian recurve archer and the first Indian archer to rise to the top of the world rankings, reaching the World No.1 ranking in 2012. She has been honored with the Arjuna Award in 2012 and the Padma Shri in 2016, for her contribution to Indian sports. Deepika made her first breakthrough in 2005 when she entered the Arjun Archery Academy at Kharsawan, an institute set up by Meera Munda, wife of Jharkhand's chief minister Arjun Munda. Deepika returned home once in her first three years there, only after having won the Cadet World Championship title in November 2009. Kumari has long been seen as the one to finally get India its first medal in archery. Deepika became the second Indian to win the title after Palton Hansda won the junior compound competition at the 2006 Archery World Cup in Mérida, Mexico.

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Deepika Kumari timeline

2005Deepika made her first breakthrough in 2005 when she entered the Arjun Archery Academy at Kharsawan, an institute set up by Meera Munda, wife of Jharkhand's chief minister Arjun Munda.
2006Deepika became the second Indian to win the title after Palton Hansda won the junior compound competition at the 2006 Archery World Cup in Mérida, Mexico.
2009Deepika returned home once in her first three years there, only after having won the Cadet World Championship title in November 2009.
2012A four-time Olympian and two-time World Championships silver medallist, Deepika is one of the most decorated Indian recurve archer and the first Indian archer to rise to the top of the world rankings, reaching the World No.1 ranking in 2012.

The world when Deepika Kumari was born

Deepika Kumari was born in 1994. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1994

#1 song"I'll Make Love to You" – Boyz II Men
Top movieForrest Gump
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookThe Chamber – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentO.J. Simpson's white Bronco chase watched by 95 million
Top headlineO.J. Simpson car chase captivates the nation
Technology milestoneNetscape Navigator released
Defining fadThe Macarena (early)
Notable inventionAmazon.com founded
World population5.61 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNo World Series (Strike)
Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
U.S. population260.3M

1994 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Deepika Kumari's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1994	2026
Gas	$1.11	$3.45/gal
Average home	$107,200	$435,000
Average income	$40,217	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.18	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	260.3M	341 million

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