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Karnam Malleswari

1975 - Today

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Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000, and was India's only medal in the 2000 Olympics. 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 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Karnam Malleswari is the 3,367th most popular athlete (down from 2,831st in 2024), the 1,236th most popular biography from India (down from 1,103rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Karnam Malleswari ranks 3,367 out of 6,025. Before her are Kerstin Förster, Jeff Henderson, Stefano Tilli, Taoufik Makhloufi, Lizzy Yarnold, and Aki Parviainen. After her are Isabelle Boéri-Bégard, Petra Behle, Anca Tănase, Elisabeth Persson, Marc Burns, and Fita Bayisa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Karnam Malleswari ranks 664. Before her are Nicki Sørensen, Sylvie Becaert, Walter Pérez, Ryan McPartlin, Big Boi, and Hendrik Wüst. After her are Rossana de los Ríos, Valentin Kovalenko, Jan Bos, Ziynet Sali, Silvio Marić, and Giorgi Asanidze.

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In India

Among people born in India, Karnam Malleswari ranks 1,236 out of 1,861. Before her are Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Shiva Ayyadurai (1963), Diana Penty (1985), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Aditi Sharma (1983), and Nithiin (1983). After her are Shraddha Kapoor (1987), Vinod Khosla (1955), Dina Pathak (1922), Geeta Phogat (1988), Shakti Samanta (1926), and Amruta Subhash (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Karnam Malleswari ranks 15. Before her are 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), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Abhinav Bindra (1982), Kunjarani Devi (1968), Deepa Malik (1970), and Neeraj Chopra (1997).

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