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{{short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{for|the Indian field hockey player|Navjot Kaur (field hockey)}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[Freestyle Wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]| 67 kg}}
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{{MedalBronze| [[2011 Asian Wrestling Championships|2011 Tashkent]]| 67 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships|2013 New Delhi]]| 67 kg}}
{{MedalGold| [[2018 Asian Wrestling Championships|2018 Bishkek]]| 65 kg}}
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{{MedalBronze| [[2013 World Cup|2013 Ulanbaatar]]| 67 kg}}
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'''Navjot Kaur''' (born 10 February 1990) is an [[India]]n [[wrestler]]. She represented India in the women's freestyle 67 kg category at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]] in which she won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 -Navjot Kaur Profile|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/wrestling/1022436/n_navjot_kaur.html|publisher=Glasgow 2014|access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref> She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Championship gold medal.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/asian-wrestling-championships-navjot-kaur-clinches-gold-sakshi-malik-wins-bronze/articleshow/63139358.cms</ref><ref>https://www.mcqspoint.com/current-affairs/current-affairs-of-india-march-2018</ref>

== Career ==

=== [[2011 Asian Wrestling Championships]] ===
At the tournament in [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]], Navjot faced [[Banzyaragzh Oyunsuren]] of [[Mongolia]] in the semi-finals of the women's freestyle 67 kg category and lost 3:1. She then contested the bronze medal match against [[Wang Yuanyuan (wrestler)|Yuanyuan Wang]] of [[China]] and won the bronze medal, beating her Chinese opponent 5:0.<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=3508A04D34BD4EE399A9A8694F50EB20&kaempfe=1&wkid=D246542F03EF4E568A16FC982CE62DE6&gkl=6&spid=3508A04D34BD4EE399A9A8694F50EB20|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date= 2 November 2015}}</ref>

=== 2013 Wrestling World Cup ===
In the Wrestling World Cup held in [[Ulaanbaatar|Ulan-Baatar]], [[Mongolia]], Navjot finished third and won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 67 kg category.<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=813BA2EB3FF148D1985449090867216D&gkl=7|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date= 2 November 2015}}</ref>

=== [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships]] ===
At the tournament in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], Navjot faced [[Hyekung Ham]] of [[South Korea]] in the semi-finals of the women's freestyle 67 kg category and won 3:1. She then qualified for the gold medal bout against [[Nasanburmaa Ochirbat]] of [[Mongolia]] but lost 1:3 to settle for the silver medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=3508A04D34BD4EE399A9A8694F50EB20&kaempfe=1&wkid=B62C2141215249AB9240F86AA07AD855&gkl=6&spid=3508A04D34BD4EE399A9A8694F50EB20|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date= 2 November 2015}}</ref>

=== [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] ===
Competing in the women's freestyle 69 kg category, Navjot faced [[Dori Yeats]] of [[Canada at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Canada]] in the semi-finals and lost 4:0 to her. But she was able to compete in the bronze medal bout and won the bronze medal, beating home favourite [[Sarah Jones (freestyle wrestler)|Sarah Jones]] of [[Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Scotland]] 4:0.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 - Navjot Navjot Kaur Profile|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1022436/navjot_navjot_kaur.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date= 2 November 2015}}</ref>

=== Pro Wrestling League ===
Navjot is one of the two Indian female wrestlers bought by the Bangalore franchise (owned by JSW Sport) of the Pro Wrestling League.<ref>{{Cite web|title = JSW bag Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League auction - Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/JSW-bag-Narsingh-at-Pro-Wrestling-League-auction/articleshow/49648515.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date= 5 November 2015|date = 4 November 2015}}</ref>

The Pro Wrestling League was scheduled to be held from 10 to 27 December across 6 cities.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh - The Economic Times|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pro-wrestling-league-yogeshwar-dutt-gets-rs-39-7-lakh-offer-sushil-kumar-rs-38-2-lakh/articleshow/49651282.cms|website = The Economic Times|access-date = 5 November 2015|date = 4 November 2015}}</ref>

== Other titles ==
* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2010 - 6th place<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=4D4D5650AA2C40E582969A8CE29E8D8F&gkl=6|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|access-date= 2 November 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DATABASE Official FILA page of Navjot Kaur]

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian female sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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