Kynan Chenai Biography, Age, Awards, Achievements, & Net Worth

Multiple gold medallist, Kynan Chenai, is one of the promising shooters from India. He specializes in the Trap event and the player has also competed at the Summer Olympics 2016 in the same discipline where he secured 19th position.

EARLY LIFE

Kynan Chenai has started shooting from an early age. He has reached this stage after battling many odds. The sportsperson has been succeeded in grabbing one of the four quotas available in the Men’s trap discipline. Kynan Chenai admits that he is a daddy’s boy who is also keen about guns & shooting. He is not only his inspiration but also his personal coach at his initial stage of shooting. When most of the youngsters are still afraid to take up guns, Kynan Chenai not only took up guns but made it a career with his determination.

PERSONAL LIFE

Kynan Chenai was born on 29th January 1991, to a wealthy Parsi family in Hyderabad. Kynan’s parents are successful in their chosen professions. Kynan’s father, Darius Chenai, is a former national shooting champion in the Trap event and now he is a businessman. Kynan’s mother, Dinaz, is a famous event stylist in the southern part of India and owns a company named 3D that manages decor and design for various events. Kynan has completed his schooling from Hebron School, Ooty in Tamil Nadu. Kynan is mostly into outdoor recreation & leisure activities. Travelling, camping, fishing, and trekking are his hobbies. In his school days, he was a part of the hockey & football team. A humble and sincere kid, Kynan Chenai was also a freestyle swimming champion for 3 years. With his swimming skills, he has also saved a life while camping in Uttarakhand. He took up the gun in 2003 and the young shooter was initially trained by his father and later, the shooter was trained under four times Olympian, Mansher Singh.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

An eager shooter since childhood days, Chenai involved himself in competitive sports at a young age. He has represented his school in Football, Swimming, and Hockey. Kynan earned his first senior title, a gold medal, at the 2008 Trap Shooting Asian Clay Championships in Jaipur. Earlier that year, Kynan also won two gold medals at the 51st National Shotgun Championships and the Commonwealth Youth Games. The talented shooter was also a gold medallist at the 2007 Junior National Shotgun Championship. Kynan Chenai is sponsored by the Italian Firearms Manufacturing Company Beretta and is supported by non-profit organization Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ).

ACHIEVEMENTS

50th NATIONAL SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Gold: 2007, Ahmedabad, India: Junior Men’s Trap Shooting

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

  • Gold: 2008, Pune, India: Trap Shooting

51st NATIONAL SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Gold: 2008, Jaipur, India: Junior Men’s Trap Shooting

ASIAN CLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Silver: 2008, Jaipur, India: Trap Shooting

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Name: Kynan Chenai
  • Nickname: Kynan Chenai
  • Sport: Greco-Shooting
  • Events- Trap Shooting
  • Country- India
  • Father’s name: Darius Chenai
  • Mother’s name: Dinaz Chenai
  • Coach- Mansher Singh
  • Height- 1.83 m
  • Weight: 85 kg
  • Eye colour: black
  • Hair colour: black
  • Date of birth: 29 January 1991
  • Age: 28 years
  • Birth place: Hyderabad, India
  • Zodiac sign: Aquarius
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Hometown: Hyderabad
  • Religion: Hindu

CONTROVERSY

Kynan Chenai has made headlines whenever he has performed well and earned achievements. Other than that he was also dragged into the news when lost in the ISSF World Cup.

NET WORTH OF KYNAN CHENAI

NOT YET UPDATED.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES OF KYNAN CHENAI

FACEBOOK- https://www.facebook.com/KynanChenai.OGQ/

INSTAGRAM- https://www.instagram.com/kynanchenai/

TWITTER- https://twitter.com/kynanchenai?lang=en

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