Saniya Shaikh
Indian sport shooter
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Saniya Shaikh (born 25 April 1992) is an international shooter, representing India in Women Skeet (SK75) (SK125) event in International Shooting Sport Federation.[1][2][3][4]
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| National team |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | India | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College for Women | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) (As of October 2017[update]) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) (As of October 2017[update]) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's Skeet, Shooting | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Family
Sanya is the 3rd generation shooter in the family, starting with her grandfather Lt. Mohammed Mateen Shaikh who was a hunter in early days, her father Mohammed Sualeyheen Sheikh, who also acts as her coach. Saniya's brother Hamaza Shaikh is also a shooter, her cousins are also international shooters Mohammed Saif Sheikh and Mohammed Sheeraz Sheikh.
Together, the family has even created their own Gun house, known as "Mateen Gun House" in the town of Meerut.[5]
Achievements
| Rk | Cs City Year | Event | Cat | Comp | Final | Total | Record | ||||||
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| 8 | WCH NICOSIA 2007 | SK75 | Junior | 65 | 65 | ||||||||
| 13 | WCH MARIBOR 2009 | SK75 | Junior | 63 | 63 | ||||||||
| 54 | WCH MOSCOW 2017 | SK75 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 9 | WC ACAPULCO 2013 | SK75 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 22 | WC MINSK 2009 | SK75 | 54 | 54 | |||||||||
| 23 | WC MARIBOR 2007 | SK75 | 63 | 63 | |||||||||
| 24 | WC CONCEPCION 2011 | SK75 | 64 | 64 | |||||||||
| 25 | WC TUCSON 2014 | SK75 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 25 | WC BEIJING 2010 | SK75 | 45 | 45 | |||||||||
| 25 | WC CAIRO 2009 | SK75 | 59 | 59 | |||||||||
| 27 | WC NEW DELHI 2017 | SK75 | 60 | ||||||||||
| 30 | WC NICOSIA 2013 | SK75 | 64 | ||||||||||
| 31 | WC NICOSIA 2016 | SK75 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 33 | WC ACAPULCO 2015 | SK75 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 34 | WC MUNICH 2009 | SK75 | 59 | 59 | |||||||||
| 37 | WC LONATO 2007 | SK75 | 61 | 61 | |||||||||
| 38 | WC AL AIN 2015 | SK75 | 65 | ||||||||||
| 39 | WC GRANADA 2013 | SK75 | 61 | ||||||||||
| 42 | WC AL AIN 2013 | SK75 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 43 | WC BEIJING 2011 | SK75 | 59 | 59 | |||||||||
| 45 | WC SYDNEY 2011 | SK75 | 56 | 56 | |||||||||
| 50 | WC MUNICH 2014 | SK75 | 57 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ASC JAIPUR 2008 | SK75 | 62 | 20 | 82 | ||||||||
| 4 | ASC PATIALA 2012 | SK75 | 65 | 21 | 86 | ||||||||
| 6 | ASC MANILA 2007 | SK75 | 63 | 19 | 82 | ||||||||
| 15 | ASC ASTANA 2017 | SK75 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 16 | ASC DOHA 2012 | SK75 | 61 | 61 | |||||||||
| 17 | ASC ABU DHABI 2016 | SK75 | 61 | ||||||||||
| 17 | ASC KUWAIT 2007 | SK75 | 59 | 59 | 4 | CWG2018 | SK75 | 11 |
She has won a number of events for the country, however she didn't qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo, missing out on a potential quota place for India at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Championships.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]