Souren Chowdhury

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSouren•Chowdhury
Used nameSouren•Chowdhury
Other namesSouren Choudhury
Born25 July 1918
AffiliationsSouth Calcutta Rifle Club, Kolkata (IND)
NOC India

Biography

West Bengal resident Souren Chowdhury of South Calcutta Rifle Club was, alongside Dr. Harijar Banerjee, one of the first two sports shooters to represent India at the Olympics, at Helsinki in 1952. There, he competed in the small bore rifle competition alongside Banerjee, finishing 39th in a field of 58 competitors. Earlier in April of that same year, Chowdhury was crowned the All-India and All-Bengal champion at the All-India Rifle Shooting Competition held at the Tollygunge Police Range, where he won all of the individual events. After his Olympic appearance, he continued to compete in national competitions in India throughout the 1950s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Shooting IND Souren Chowdhury
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic) 39

Errata

Surname alternatively spelled Chaudhari, Choudhri, Choudhry, Chowdhuri in newspapers, but Chowdhury is most common (and used in the 1952 Official Report).