Paramjeet Kaur
Paramjeet Kaur | |
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| Born | 2 April 1976 Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
Paramjeet Kaur, (born 2 April 1976, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) is an international athlete settled in Rajasthan, India. She won gold medal in women’s 4X400m women’s relay in the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She represented India in the Sydney Olympics 2000[1][2][3] [4][5] in 4X400 women’s relay event. She is the first woman athlete from Rajasthan who represented India in Olympics till year 2000. She is also the first women Olympian from Indian Revenue Service.
Her moment of glory and pride came when she along with K. M. Beenamol, Jincy Philips, Manjula Kuriakose broke a 13-year-old national record in 4x400 women's relay event in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships held in Chennai. They also clocked the world’s sixth fastest time in long relay in the year 2000. These quarter milers recorded 3:28.11 sec, smashing the previous national record of 3:31.55 sec set in Rome in 1987 by one of Indian athletics best relay squads, P.T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, Vandana Shanbagh, and Vandana Rao. Their time was better than the Asian Games record of 3:29.11 sec created by China in Hiroshima.
She was awarded "Best Athlete of the Meet" for various Championships during her career including three consecutive years in Inter-University meet.
Awards and Honour
- Maharana Pratap Award from Government of Rajasthan for the year 1993-97
- Aravali Award from Maharaja of Udaipur (1993)
- Nahar Sanman Puruskar from Rajasthani Welfare Association (1997)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  India
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| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.54 NR |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.46 | |
| 1999 | South Asian Federation Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | |
| 1998 | South Asian Athletic Federation | Colombo,Sri Lanka | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 1996 | Asian Junior Athletic Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2nd | 400 m | ||||
| 1992 | Singapore Open Track & Field Championship | Singapore | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||
| 1992 | Asian Junior Athletic Championships | New Delhi,India | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.27 |
Personal life
Paramjeet Kaur is married to Mr. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a sports enthusiast and has 2 children Yash and Mansi
See also
References
- ^ "Paramjeet Kaur". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Olympic Games: Indian contingent travels to Sydney with a fistful of dreams". India Today/1/244693.html. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Twenty four member team for Sydney Olympics". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Indian Contingent announced". Rediff.
- ^ "India and the Olympics". Book "India and the Olympics". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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