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{{Use dmy dates|date= | {{Short description|Indian athletics competitor (born 1976)}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} | ||
{{Infobox sportsperson | |||
| name = Paramjeet Kaur | | name = Paramjeet Kaur | ||
| image= | | image= | ||
| imagesize = 120px | | imagesize = 120px | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|04|02}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|04|02}} | ||
| birth_place = Meerut [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | | birth_place = [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} | |||
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | |||
{{MedalGold|[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships|2000 Jakarta]]|[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m]]}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Paramjeet Kaur''' (born 2 April 1976, in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]) is an | '''Paramjeet Kaur''' (born 2 April 1976, in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]) is an Indian former athlete. She won a gold medal in the women's 4X400m relay in the [[2000 Asian Athletics Championships]] held in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. She represented India in the [[Sydney Olympics 2000]]<ref>{{cite news | title=Paramjeet Kaur| url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/paramjit-kaur-1.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031621/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/paramjit-kaur-1.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=2020-04-18| work =sports-reference.com| access-date = 2014-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Olympic Games: Indian contingent travels to Sydney with a fistful of dreams| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20000911-olympic-games-indian-contingent-travels-to-sydney-with-a-fistful-of-dreams-778014-2000-09-10| work =[[India Today]]/1/244693.html| access-date = 2014-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Twenty four member team for Sydney Olympics| url= http://www.thehindu.com/2000/09/06/stories/07060756.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181013190654/https://www.thehindu.com/2000/09/06/stories/07060756.htm| url-status= dead| archive-date= 2018-10-13| work =[[The Hindu]]| date=2000-09-06| access-date = 2014-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Indian Contingent announced| url= https://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/aug/26ind.htm| work =[[Rediff]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=India and the Olympics| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=E3ONAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA391 | work = Book "India and the Olympics"| isbn=978-1-135-27575-4 | access-date = 2014-12-29 | last1=Majumdar | first1=Boria | last2=Mehta | first2=Nalin | date=7 May 2009 }}</ref> in the women's 4X400 relay event. She is the first woman athlete from Rajasthan to represent India in Olympics until 2000. She is also the first woman Olympian from the [[Indian Revenue Service]]. | ||
<ref>{{cite news | title=Indian Contingent announced| url= | |||
Her moment of glory and pride came when she along with [[K. M. Beenamol]], [[Jincy Philips]], and [[Manjula Kuriakose]] broke a 13-year-old national record in the women's 4x400 relay event in the Inter State Senior Athletics Championships held in Chennai. They also clocked the world's sixth fastest time in the long relay in 2000. These quarter milers recorded a time of 3:28.11 sec, smashing the previous national record of 3:31.55 sec set in Rome in 1987 by one of Indian athletics' best relay squads, P.T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, Vandana Shanbagh, and Vandana Rao. Their time was better than the Asian Games record of 3:29.11 sec created by China in Hiroshima. | Her moment of glory and pride came when she along with [[K. M. Beenamol]], [[Jincy Philips]], and [[Manjula Kuriakose]] broke a 13-year-old national record in the women's 4x400 relay event in the Inter State Senior Athletics Championships held in Chennai. They also clocked the world's sixth fastest time in the long relay in 2000. These quarter milers recorded a time of 3:28.11 sec, smashing the previous national record of 3:31.55 sec set in Rome in 1987 by one of Indian athletics' best relay squads, P.T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, Vandana Shanbagh, and Vandana Rao. Their time was better than the Asian Games record of 3:29.11 sec created by China in Hiroshima. | ||
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|2000 | |2000 | ||
|[[ | |[[Olympic Games]] | ||
|[[Sydney, Australia | |[[Sydney]], Australia | ||
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|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | |[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | ||
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|1998 | |1998 | ||
|[[South Asian Athletic Federation]] | |[[South Asian Athletic Federation]] | ||
|[[Colombo,Sri Lanka]] | |[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]] | ||
|bgcolor="Silver" |2nd | |bgcolor="Silver" |2nd | ||
|[[Athletics at South Asian Athletic Federation Championship – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | |[[Athletics at South Asian Athletic Federation Championship – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | ||
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|1992 | |1992 | ||
|[[Asian Junior Athletic Championships]] | |[[Asian Junior Athletic Championships]] | ||
|[[New Delhi,India]] | |[[New Delhi, India]] | ||
|bgcolor="Gold" |1st | |bgcolor="Gold" |1st | ||
|[[Athletics at Asian Junior Athletic Championship – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | |[[Athletics at Asian Junior Athletic Championship – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] | ||
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==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Paramjeet Kaur is married to Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a sports enthusiast. They have two children, Yash and Mansi. | Paramjeet Kaur is married to Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a sports enthusiast. They have two children, Yash and Mansi. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*{{sports links}} | |||
{{authority control}} | {{authority control}} | ||
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Meerut]] | [[Category:Sportspeople from Meerut]] | ||
[[Category:Sportswomen from Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Sportswomen from Rajasthan]] | ||
[[Category:Olympic athletes | [[Category:Olympic athletes for India]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian women middle-distance runners]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian | [[Category:20th-century Indian sportswomen]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | [[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]] | [[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]] | |||
[[Category:Sportswomen from Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Sportswomen from Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
{{India-athletics-bio-stub}} | {{India-athletics-bio-stub}} | ||
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Paramjeet Kaur (born 2 April 1976, in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian former athlete. She won a gold medal in the women's 4X400m relay in the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. She represented India in the Sydney Olympics 2000[1][2][3][4][5] in the women's 4X400 relay event. She is the first woman athlete from Rajasthan to represent India in Olympics until 2000. She is also the first woman Olympian from the Indian Revenue Service.
Her moment of glory and pride came when she along with K. M. Beenamol, Jincy Philips, and Manjula Kuriakose broke a 13-year-old national record in the women's 4x400 relay event in the Inter State Senior Athletics Championships held in Chennai. They also clocked the world's sixth fastest time in the long relay in 2000. These quarter milers recorded a time of 3:28.11 sec, smashing the previous national record of 3:31.55 sec set in Rome in 1987 by one of Indian athletics' best relay squads, P.T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, Vandana Shanbagh, and Vandana Rao. Their time was better than the Asian Games record of 3:29.11 sec created by China in Hiroshima.
She was awarded "Best Athlete of the Meet" for various championships during her career including three consecutive years in Inter-University meet.
Awards and honours[edit | edit source]
- Maharana Pratap Award from Government of Rajasthan (1993–97)
- Aravali Award from Maharaja of Udaipur (1993)
- Nahar Sanman Puruskar from Rajasthani Welfare Association (1997)
Achievements[edit | edit source]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  India
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| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.54 NR |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.46 | |
| 1999 | South Asian Federation Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | |
| 1998 | South Asian Athletic Federation | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 1996 | Asian Junior Athletic Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2nd | 400 m | ||||
| 1992 | Singapore Open Track & Field Championship | Singapore | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||
| 1992 | Asian Junior Athletic Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.27 |
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Paramjeet Kaur is married to Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, a sports enthusiast. They have two children, Yash and Mansi.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Paramjeet Kaur". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Olympic Games: Indian contingent travels to Sydney with a fistful of dreams". India Today/1/244693.html. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Twenty four member team for Sydney Olympics". The Hindu. 6 September 2000. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Contingent announced". Rediff.
- ↑ Majumdar, Boria; Mehta, Nalin (7 May 2009). "India and the Olympics". Book "India and the Olympics". ISBN 978-1-135-27575-4. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links[edit | edit source]
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