Harwant Kaur

Harwant Kaur

Personal information
Born	(1980-07-05) July 5, 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 (Kiev 2004)
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Discus throw Asian Athletics Championships 2002 Colombo Discus throw
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, 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.

Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Kiev. 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

• Indian Squad for 2008 Olympics

External links

• Harwant Kaur at World Athletics