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{{short description|Indian track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|03|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], India<ref name=CWG>[https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6068795-navjeet-dhillon.htm Navjeet Dhillon]. GC2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref>
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| event = [[Discus throw]]
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| pb = Discus throw: 59.18 m (2018)
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{{Medal|Competition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 South Asian Games|2019 Kathmandu]]|[[Athletics at the 2019 South Asian Games|Discus throw]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
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'''Navjeet Kaur Dhillon''' (born 6 March 1995) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete who competes as a [[Discus throw]]er. Her current world ranking in the Women's Discus Throw category is 46, and in the Women's Overall ranking is 4165.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/navjeet-kaur-dhillon-264704 |title=Navjeet Kaur DHILLON | Profile | iaaf.org |website=www.iaaf.org |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> She was the bronze medalist at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], with her final throw of 57.43 m and became the second Indian to win a medal at the [[World Junior Championships in Athletics]] in 2014. She holds a personal best of {{T&Fcalc|59.18}}, set in 2018 in Indian Grand Prix in February, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-amritsar-athlete-navjeet-dhillon-wins-bronze-in-discuss-throw-5135504/ |title=CWG 2018: Amritsar athlete Navjeet Dhillon wins bronze in discus throw |date=13 April 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref>

Dhillon had to wait for more than two years to receive her cash award for the World Junior Athletics Championship bronze medal. She hoped to receive a job offer by the Punjab government.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-amritsar-athlete-navjeet-dhillon-wins-bronze-in-discuss-throw-5135504/ |title=CWG 2018: Amritsar athlete Navjeet Dhillon wins bronze in discus throw |date=13 April 2018 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-IN |access-date=27 July 2019}}</ref> She is presently employed in as an income tax inspector.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympic.ind.in/athlete/navjeet-kaur-dhillon |title=Navjeet Kaur Dhillon |website=olympic.ind.in |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727073434/https://olympic.ind.in/athlete/navjeet-kaur-dhillon |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following a doping violation in June 2022, she was banned for a period of three years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2022 |title=Top discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon banned for 3 years for failing dope test |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/top-discus-thrower-navjeet-dhillon-banned-for-3-years-for-failing-dope-test/articleshow/93829148.cms |access-date=12 October 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[Amritsar]],<ref name=CWG/> Dhillon won the Indian junior title in the discus in 2010 and the national youth title in 2011. She made her international debut at the [[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics]], competing in qualifying only,<ref name=IAAF>[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/navjeet-kaur-dhillon-264704 Navjeet Dhillon]. IAAF. Retrieved 15 April 2018.</ref> and won her first medal (a bronze) at the [[2011 Commonwealth Youth Games]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130831123539/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/COYG/COYG2011.html Commonwealth Youth Games 2011]. World Junior Athletics History (archived). Retrieved on 16 August 2014.</ref> Dhillon won a [[shot put]]/discus double at the 2012 Indian Junior Championships and claimed a silver medal at the [[2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]] behind [[Subenrat Insaeng]].<ref>Krishnan, Ram. Murali (13 June 2012). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/ashraf-steals-the-show-in-asian-juniors-with Ashraf steals the show in Asian Juniors with 80.85m world junior hammer lead]. IAAF. Retrieved on 15 April 2018.</ref>

Dhillon made her first appearance in the senior ranks in the 2013 season, competing in both shot put and discus at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships]].<ref name=IAAF/> More age category medals came at the [[2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships]], where she was third in the shot put and second in the discus.<ref>[http://163.17.55.13/taipei2014/score_query.php?action=sub_all&htm=21&ItNo=&grp_num=200&grp_name=%A8k%A4l&cate=tf&ID= 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championships Men Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140726074151/http://163.17.55.13/taipei2014/score_query.php?action=sub_all&htm=21&ItNo=&grp_num=200&grp_name=%A8k%A4l&cate=tf&ID= |date=26 July 2014 }}. Taipei2014. Retrieved on 13 July 2014.</ref> She achieved a breakthrough at the [[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics]], taking the discus bronze medal with a personal best throw of {{T&Fcalc|56.36}}. This made her the second Indian to win a medal at that competition, following in the footsteps of fellow women's discus thrower [[Seema Antil]].<ref>Clavelo Robinson, Javier (26 July 2014). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/53d32bd35a4034055039e279 Report: women's discus throw – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014]. IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2018.</ref>

Dhillon topped the national podium in the discus in 2014 and 2015, as she transitioned into the senior ranks, as well as a shot put/discus double at the [[2015 National Games of India]]. She was sixth in discus at the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships]]. She did not compete internationally in 2016 and 2017, though she won shot put national titles those years and was runner-up in the discus nationally.<ref name=IAAF/> Dhillon won the discus bronze medal at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] – her first senior international medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-seema-punia-wins-silver-navjeet-dhillon-claims-bronze-in-discus-throw/articleshow/63732164.cms |title=CWG 2018: Seema Punia wins silver, Navjeet Dhillon claims bronze in discus throw |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=12 April 2018 |accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6068795-navjeet-dhillon.htm |title=Navjeet Dhillon |publisher=2018 Commonwealth Games |accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics|World Youth Championships]]
|[[Lille]], France
|11th (q)
|[[2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Girls' discus throw|Discus throw]]
|44.46 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|Commonwealth Youth Games]]
|[[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus throw
|45.27 m
|-
|2012
|[[2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]
|[[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus throw
|44.78 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|rowspan=2|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Pune]], India
|9th
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put|Shot put]]
|12.91 m
|-
|7th
|[[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|45.33 m
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|rowspan=2|[[2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Taipei]], Taiwan
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Shot put
|14.99 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Discus throw
|53.66 m
|-
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], United States
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|56.36 m
|-
|2015
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Wuhan]], China
|6th
|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|51.66 m
|-
|2018
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|57.43 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2019
|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|[[2019 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]
|57.47 m
|-
|[[2019 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]
|[[Kathmandu, Nepal]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 2019 South Asian Games|Discus throw]]
|49.85 m
|}

==National titles==
*[[India Open Athletics Championships]]
**Discus throw: 2014, 2015
**Shot put: 2016, 2017
*[[National Games of India]]
**Shot put: [[2015 National Games of India|2015]]
**Discus throw: [[2015 National Games of India|2015]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Athletics}}
* {{World Athletics|name=Navjeet Kaur Dhillon}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|145156|Navjeet Kaur Dhillon}}

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[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women discus throwers]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2019 South Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes from Amritsar]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics]]

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