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Karnam Malleswari

1975 - Today

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Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian Padma Shri award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karnam Malleswari is the 2,870th most popular athlete, the 1,103rd most popular biography from India and the 10th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karnam Malleswari ranks 2,870 out of 6,025. Before her are Yuliya Pechonkina, José Ramos, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Ximena Restrepo, Ilmārs Bricis, and Michael Greis. After her are Carlos Ramírez, Tímea Nagy, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Mahmut Demir, Cornelia Oschkenat, and Yuriy Borzakovskiy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Karnam Malleswari ranks 485. Before her are Martin Hairer, ZP Theart, Kristian Nairn, Despina Olympiou, Bisco Hatori, and Rahman Rezaei. After her are Bettina Zimmermann, Urmas Reinsalu, Takashi Shimoda, Alex Mineiro, Daniel Zítka, and Matt Haig.

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In India

Among people born in India, Karnam Malleswari ranks 1,103 out of 1,861. Before her are Leela Chitnis (1909), Begum Samru (1746), Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1920), Lara Dutta (1978), Rahul Dravid (1973), and Parveen Sultana (1950). After her are Toru Dutt (1856), Prakash Padukone (1955), Muzaffar Ali (1944), Sushma Seth (1936), Gulshan Grover (1955), and Krishna Hutheesing (1907).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Karnam Malleswari ranks 15. Before her are Launceston Elliot (1874), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Fauja Singh (1911), P. T. Usha (1964), Leslie Claudius (1927), Udham Singh (1928), Richard Allen (1902), Deepika Kumari (1994), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Bombayla Devi Laishram (1985), and Laxmirani Majhi (1989). After her are Seema Punia (1983).

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