Karnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian athlete. She is best known as a weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney. She became the first Indian woman to stand on an Olympic victor's podium,[1] and she was the only Indian to win a medal in the 2000 olympic games.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Weightlifting | ||
Representing  India | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | – 69 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1998 Bangkok | – 63 kg |
In 1992, Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win a world title in any sport.[1]
Honours
- Arjuna Award, 1994[3]
Related pages
References
- India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Proud Moments of Indian Sports," "Olympics, Bronze Medal 2000"; retrieved 2012-7-20.
- Ganguly, Meenakshi. "Conversations: 'I Did What I Could For My Country'," Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Time (US). December 27, 2000; retrieved 2012-7-20.
- YAS, "Arjun Award Winners for 'Weightlifting'"; retrieved 2012-7-20.
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