Abhishek Verma (archer)

Abhishek Verma
The President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2014 to Abhishek Verma
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2014)
Weight80 kg (176 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country India
SportArchery
EventCompound
Coached byLokesh Chand
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking6
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  India
World Championships
2021 YanktonMixed team
Asian Games
2014 IncheonMen's team
2022 HangzhouMen's team
2014 IncheonIndividual
2018 JakartaMen's team
2022 HangzhouIndividual
World Cup
2015 WroclawIndividual
2018 ShanghaiMen's team
2021 ParisIndividual
2022 AntalyaMen's team
2023 MedellínIndividual
2023 ParisMen's Team
2025 ShanghaiMen's Team
2014 WroclawMixed team
2015 Mexico CityIndividual
2018 SamsunMixed team
2018 SamsunIndividual
2015 ShanghaiMen's team
2017 AntalyaMixed team
2018 AntalyaMen's team
2018 BerlinMixed team
2018 Salt lake CityMixed team
2018 AntalyaMixed team
2018 ShanghaiMixed team
2023 MedellínMen's Team
2025 Central FloridaMen's team
2025 ShanghaiMixed team
Asian Championships
2013 TaipeiIndividual
2013 TaipeiMixed team
2013 TaipeiTeam
2015 BangkokTeam
2017 DhakaIndividual
2019 BangkokMixed team
2017 DhakaTeam
2017 DhakaMixed team
2019 BangkokTeam
2021 DhakaIndividual
2021 DhakaTeam
2023 BangkokIndividual
2023 BangkokTeam
Updated on 28 June 2021

Abhishek Verma (born 26 June 1989) is an Indian archer. At the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, he won the gold medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, and the silver medal in the men's individual compound event. On 15 August 2015, he won a gold medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Wroclaw, Poland. On 25 October 2015, he won the silver medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico city.

The Indian men's compound team, that was composed of Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh, won bronze on the penultimate day of the archery World Cup stage one championship in Shanghai, after defeating Colombia for 226–221.

Abhishek Verma works as an income tax Asst. Commissioner in the Income Tax Department. He backs his position by holding the top rank in selection trails.

On 17 November 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In Year 2022, teaming with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, he won gold medal in compound mixed team archery event in Archery World Cup held at Paris, France.