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Sagardeep Kaur

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Sagardeep Kaur
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Colombo 4×400 m

Sagardeep Kaur (24 September 1981 – 23 November 2016) was an Indian athlete who won a gold medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay in the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships.[1] Competing at the 2003 World Championships, the Indian team in the 4 × 400 metres relay was knocked out after the initial heat, where they finished a distant last.

Her personal best time in the 400 metres was 52.50 seconds, achieved in June 2004 in Chennai.[2]

On 23 November 2016, she died in a road accident near Guhla, in the Kaithal district of Haryana. At the time of her death, she was a sub-inspector in the Punjab Police and had two daughters Neerat Singh,Avneet Singh with husband Satnam Singh athletics coach.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Olympian athelete [sic] dies in accident". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Sagardeep KAUR (Athlete Profile)". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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