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Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian Padma Shri award.
Lifting 110kg and 130kg in the ‘snatch’ and ‘clean and jerk’ categories respectively to total 240kg, Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win a prestigious Olympic bronze medal. The historic achievement made her an instant household name and the masses named her ‘The Iron Lady’.
Feb 6, 2023 · First Indian woman weightlifter to become world champion. At her first weightlifting world championships in 1993, Karnam Malleswari won bronze in the 54kg. A year later, she converted that to a gold, making Karnam Malleswari the first Indian woman weightlifter to win gold at the world championships.
Feb 28, 2024 · Karnam Malleswari, the Sportstar Aces Lifetime Achievement Award winner, talks about her pioneering journey in Indian weightlifting, the future of the sport and the perils of doping.
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, and she was the only Indian to win a medal in the 2000 olympic games.
May 4, 2020 · When a 12-year-old Karnam Malleswari went to a local gymnasium near her school in Voosavanipeta in Andhra Pradesh to take up weightlifting for the first time, she was shunned by a local coach...
Sep 18, 2020 · An Olympic moment that transformed sport for Indian women. While Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal at Sydney 2000, her achievement triggered a change in the right direction. 4 min By Naveen Peter 18 September 2020 10:17 GMT-7.
Karnam Malleswari. Biographical information. Results. Special Notes. Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Weightlifting (featherweight -54 kg (1993-1997) Clean & Jerk – 19 November 1995 - 5 April 1996: 113.0 kg (19 November 1995; Guangzhou, CHN))
Sep 19, 2017 · On September 19 2000, Karnam Malleswari walked up to the weights at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. She had won gold and silver medals at the World Championships. But no Indian...
Mar 7, 2020 · S eptember 19, 2000, the day when legendary weightlifter Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal (69 kg) in the Sydney Olympics and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, will long remain in the memory of all Indian sports fans. “It’s a day I can never forget for three reasons.
