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Krishna Poonia

1977 - Today

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Krishna Poonia (born 24 April 1977) is an Indian politician and former discus thrower. She is an international gold-medalist, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from Indian National Congress and a former MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan. She participated in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Krishna Poonia is the 6,235th most popular athlete (down from 4,807th in 2024), the 1,632nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,485th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Krishna Poonia ranks 6,235 out of 6,025. Before her are Anna-Maria Wagner, Kilian Le Blouch, Peggy Waleska, Alexei Seliverstov, Jacob Holm, and Danyon Loader. After her are Worapoj Petchkoom, Gary Kikaya, Sandra Schmirler, Khrystyna Stuy, Angelica Bengtsson, and Marek Plawgo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Krishna Poonia ranks 1,351. Before her are Karthi, Z-Ro, Bertrand Laquait, Naoki Mori, Takayoshi Shikida, and Joshua Clottey. After her are Luke Donald, Markwayne Mullin, Michael C. Maronna, Troy Elder, Elif Batuman, and Andrew Higginson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Krishna Poonia ranks 1,632 out of 1,861. Before her are Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (1975), Shubha Mudgal (1959), Neil Nitin Mukesh (1982), Dipika Chikhlia (1965), Vishal Bhardwaj (1965), and Arnab Goswami (1973). After her are Priyamani (1984), Bhagwant Mann (1973), Neha Mehta (1978), Parvathy Baul (1976), Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982), and Ashwini Kalsekar (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Krishna Poonia ranks 28. Before her are Anju Bobby George (1977), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), Dipika Pallikal (1991), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (1994), Shiny Abraham (1965), and Gagan Narang (1983). After her are Dola Banerjee (1980), Ravi Kumar Dahiya (1997), Vijay Kumar (1985), Bobby Aloysius (1974), Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (1969), and Manu Bhaker (2002).

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