Manjeet Kaur

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Not to be confused with Mandeep Kaur.
Manjeet Kaur
Personal information
Born4 April 1982 (1982-04-04) (age 41)
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Amman 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou 400 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 4 × 400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 4 × 400 m relay

Manjeet Kaur (born 4 April 1982) is an Indian sprint athlete from Punjab who specializes in 400 metres. She held the 400 m National record of 51.05 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Chennai on 16 June 2004.[1] She broke the previous record held by K. M. Beenamol since November 2001.[2] In doing so, she passed the qualifying mark for the 2004 Athens Olympics.[3] She along with Chitra K. Soman, Rajwinder Kaur and K. M. Beenamol form the team that holds the current National record in 4 x 400 metres relay.[1][4]

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the Punjab Police, Manjeet competed for India in 4 x 400 metres relay at 2004 Athens Olympics where her team set the current National record with a time of 3:26.89.[1] The team finished third in their heats.[5] In the next Beijing Olympics also she represented India in 4 x 400 metres relay where her team composed of Sathi Geetha, Chitra K. Soman, and Mandeep Kaur clocked a time of 3:28.83 and finished seventh in their heats.[6]

In Doha Asian Games in 2006, Manjeet led India to a 4 x 400 metres relay gold.[7] Earlier at the same event, she had also won a silver medal in Women's 400 metres race behind eventual winner Olga Tereshkova from Kazakhstan. In 2005, she was conferred the Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics.[8]

Manjeet Kaur won the Gold Medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in 4x400 m relay event with Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose and Ashwini Akkunji.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Beenamol erases P T Usha's record". Rediff.com. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Manjit, Seema set new marks". Sportstar. 3 July 2004.
  4. ↑ "Women's 4 x 400m team sets national mark". Rediff.com. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Games 2004 – Results 08-27-2004 – 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats". IAAF. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Games 2008 – Results 08-22-2008 – 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats". IAAF. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Intense competition within the Indian team". The Hindu. 5 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  8. ↑ "Arjuna Award". webindia123.com. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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