Kunjarani Devi
Weightlifting
India
| Full Name | Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi |
| Profession | Professional Weightlifter |
| Date of Birth | 01 Mar, 1968 |
| Place of Birth | Imphal, India |
Born on 1st March 1968 in a small town called Kairang Mayai Leikal of Manipur, India, Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi has been a regular weightlifter in many international events since her debut, winning numerous accolades.
Her achievement track:-
- Bagged three Silver in her debut World Women’s Weightlifting Championship, Manchester, 1989
- Since 1985, she has been winning medals, mostly gold, at the National Weightlifting Championships in 44-kg, 46-kg, and 48-kg category.
- Made two national weightlifting records in Trivandrum in 1987
- Won gold in the 46-kg category in Pune, 1994
- Bagged Silver medal in the 48-kg category in Manipur, 1998
- Won medals in seven successive World Women’s Weightlifting Championships from 1989 to 1997 (with exceptions at Sarajevo, 1990 and Melbourne, 1993)
- Secured bronze twice in the Asian Games (Beijing, 1990 and Hiroshima, 1994)
- In Asian Weightlifting Championships, she bagged 1 silver and 2 bronze (Shanghai, 1989) and won 3 silver in the 44-kg category, held in Indonesia in the year 1991
- Achieved 2 silver and 1 bronze in 1996 at the World weightlifting championship which was held in Japan
- Recipient of Arjuna award in 1990
- Shared Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award with Leander Paes in 1996-1997
- Awarded with civilian honor of Padma Shri in 2011
- Has a credit of more than 50 international medals
- Won gold in the Commonwealth Games, 2006
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