Shital Mahajan
- January 4, 2024
- Athlete
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Shital Mahajan Biography
| Name | Shital Mahajan |
| Birthday | Sep 19 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Pune |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Shital Mahajan is one of the most popular and richest Athlete who was born on September 19, 1982 in Pune, India. Shital Mahajan was born September 19, 1982 in Pune located in India’s Western Indian state of Maharashtra to Mamta Mahajan and Kamalakar Mahajan who worked as engineers for Tata Motors. Her education was at Fergusson College, Pune from which she received her Bachelor of Science (BSc) with a degree in geoscience. After being inspired by the exploits of a brother of a friend, she developed a passion for parajumping and tried to gain instruction in Indian Navy facilities but was barred from the government. But, with the help of the former Indian President, APJ Abdul Kalam, she was accepted into the National Defence Academy for training in para and skydiving. Her first jump took place on 14 April 2004 and after that she was reported to have completed 652 jumps.
Shital Mahajan Rane is an Indian extreme athlete, skydiver and owner of 8 world record in this sport. She is one of the very first women to do an rapid free fall jump over the Antarctica from 10,000 feet. She is also the first woman to leap between the North as well as the South Poles, and the first woman to do it without any trials. Mahajan was honored by the Government of India honored Mahajan in 2011 with the fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri.
Mahajan was a part of the team that created a world record as the first team to perform free fall parachute jump over Antarctica. She has also led a team of 85 Indian skydivers to achieve a record for maximum tandem jumps in an hour, the jumps performed on 25 August 2014 at Spain. Her jump from 13000 feet performed on 19 April 2009 is also a record for the height in women’s category. She is also credited with a free fall jump from a hot air ballon at 5800 feet and a jump at 24000 feet.
Shital was married to Vaibhav Rane an engineer in the field of software, based in Finland. The ceremony of marriage took place in an air balloon that was hot at 600 feet over the ground on the 19th of April 2008, a feat that has been documented as a record in the Limca Book of World Records. The couple has twins.
Shital Mahajan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athlete |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shital Mahajan is one of the richest Athlete from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shital Mahajan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Shital Mahajan was awarded Godavary Gaurav Puraskar in the year 2005. In 2005 she was awarded the Shiv Chatrapati Maharashtra State Sports Special Award that was immediately followed by Venutai Chavan Yava Puraskar. In 2004, following her jump that was successful into the North Pole in 2004, Mahajan was presented with an award called the Tensing Norgay Award, making her the first civilian to be awarded the award. As of 2001, Mahajan got on the list of Republic Day honours for the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, the Padma Shri.
Shital Mahajan was the first woman to make an uninvolved fall jump across the South Pole, which was completed on the 15th of December, 2006. She was also one of the few women to complete successfully leaps across both the North as well as the South Poles, without trials after she completed her leap across the South Pole. This feat was also her first attempt to become the youngest woman to accomplish this feat, in the age group of 24-year-olds. First Indian woman to complete an wingsuit jump Mahajan has been the only US certified A B, C, B and D skydiver as well as trainer . She is one of the very first Indian civilian woman to be a diving instructor.
Shital Mahajan is the founder of Phoenix Skydiving Academy, a skydiving training centre based in Pune. The academy, established in 2012, provides training facilities for aspiring students and prepares students for skydiving competitions around the world.
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Shital Ranked on the list of most popular Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Shital Mahajan celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.