Samrat Rana (born 8 January 2005) is an Indian sports shooter who specializes in the 10 m air pistol event. He won the 10 m air pistol gold at the 2025 World Championships, becoming only the third Indian world champion after Abhinav Bindra and Rudrankksh Patil.
Career Since 2018, Samrat has been coached by his father, Ashok Kumar Rana. In 2019, he gained attention after winning a state open championship in Faridabad at the age of 14.
At the 2022 World Championships, he won gold medals in both the 10 m air pistol junior team and junior mixed team events.
He claimed the 10 m air pistol team gold and the mixed team silver at the 2024 World University Championships.
At the 2025 World Championships, Samrat won the gold medal in the 10 m air pistol event. He was also part of the Indian team, alongside Varun Tomar and Shravan Kumar, that secured the team gold. In addition, he won a silver medal in the mixed team event with Esha Singh.
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