Harwant Kaur
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 5 July 1980 |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus Shot put |
Coached by | Parveer Singh |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Shot Put: 15.75 (Bangalore 2002) Discus Throw: 63.05 m (Kyiv 2004) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 10 July 2013 |
Harwant Kaur (born 5 July 1980) is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships,[1] finished fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships and seventh at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In addition she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and was ranked 13th in the qualifying rounds. Her personal coach is Parveer Singh. At 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the Discus throw event.[2]
Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Kyiv. She contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but failed to reach the finals, and was ranked 17th in the qualifiers with a throw of 56.42 m.
See also
References
- ^ Asian Championships – GBR Athletics
- ^ "CWG: Poonia leads India's medal sweep in discus throw". NDTV. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
External links
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- Living people
- Indian female discus throwers
- 21st-century Indian women
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Indian female shot putters
- Sportswomen from Punjab, India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
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