Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet Kaur
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 [1]
Sport
Country India
Sport Olympic shot putter
Event(s) athletics
Coached by Karamjit singh
Achievements and titles
Regional finals Indian
National finals
  • 2013 National Gold
Updated on 11 January 2013.

Manpreet Kaur is an Indian professional Olympic shot putter from Ambala.

On 10 January 2013, she won the gold medal in the +75 kg category by lifting an overall weight of 189 kg in National weightlifting championship.[2] She also holds Indian national record 17.96m in Women's Shot Put. Manpreet Kaur was qualified to represented India at Summer Olympics at Rio 2016 in Shot Put.[3]

References

  1. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/manpreet-kaur-228546
  2. "Maiden National title for Manpreet Kaur". The Hindu. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  3. "Manpreet Kaur breaks record, qualifies for Rio". Nilesh Bhattacharya. Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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