Karnam Malleswari

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Karnam Malleswari, 2017

Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975 in Srikakulam , Andhra Pradesh ) is an Indian weightlifter . She was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics .

Career

The 1.58 m tall athlete began lifting weights in 1990 after having previously worked as a gymnast. She was very serious about weightlifting right from the start, leaving little time for other hobbies besides daily training. First successes came in 1993 when she won two medals at the World Championships in Melbourne in the weight class up to 54 kg body weight. Until she got married in 1997, she was very successful at several world championships and won several medals. After their marriage in 1997, she suspended her career for two years. When she returned to the competition in 1999, she had gained a few pounds in body weight and had to start in higher weight classes. Nevertheless, she managed to win the bronze medal in the weight class up to 69 kg body weight at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , the first Olympic Games in which medals were awarded in women's weightlifting. After Sydney she took another break and only started again in 2003 at World Championships. In the meantime, however, the world level among women weightlifters had risen further, so that she could no longer celebrate international success.

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, KG = body weight)

  • 1993, 3rd place , World Championships in Melbourne , up to 54 kg body weight, with 177.5 kg, behind Chen Xiaomin , PR China , 200 kg and Robin Goad , USA , 177.5 kg;
  • 1994, 1st place , Asian Games, up to 54 kg body weight;
  • 1994, 1st place , World Championships in Istanbul , up to 54 kg body weight, with 197.5 kg, ahead of Li Feng-Ying , PR China , 195 kg. The first-placed Chinese Wang Sheng, who had also achieved 197.5 kg, was subsequently disqualified for doping;
  • 1995, 1st place , World Championships in Guangzhou / PR China , up to 54 kg body weight, with 202.5 kg, ahead of Zhang Xixiang , China, 195 kg and Kuo Ping-chun, Taiwan, 185 kg;
  • 1996, 3rd place , World Championships in Warsaw , up to 54 kg body weight, with 187.5 kg, behind Zhang Xixiang, 197.5 kg and Kuo Ping-chun, 187.5 kg;
  • 1997, 5th place , World Championships in Chiangmai / Thailand , up to 59 kg body weight, with 205 kg, behind Patmawadi, India , 212.5 kg, Khassaraporn Suta, Thailand, 210 kg, Ju Ni Naw, Myanmar , 207.5 kg and Wu Mei-yi, Taiwan , 207.5 kg;
  • 1999, 1st place , Commonwealth Games , up to 63 kg body weight;
  • 1999, 4th place , World Championships in Athens , up to 63 kg body weight, with 230 kg, behind Chen Jui-Lien , Taiwan, 240 kg, Xiang Meivin , China, 237.5 kg and Walentina Popowa , Russia , 232.5 kg;
  • 2000, bronze medal , OS in Sydney , up to 69 kg, behind Lin Weining , China, 242.5 kg and Erszebet Markus, Hungary , 242.5 kg;
  • 2003, 12th place , World Championships in Vancouver , up to 75 kg body weight, with 235 kg, winner: Shang Shichun , China, 272.5 kg before Nahla Ramadan , Egypt , 262.5 kg;
  • 2004, not placed , OS in Athens, up to 63 kg body weight, after 3 failed attempts in the tear

Medals in individual disciplines

(Individual medals are no longer awarded at the Olympic Games)

  • World Cup gold medals: 1994, push, 110 kg - 1995, snatch, 90 kg - 1995, push, 112.5 kg
  • World Cup silver medals: 1994, tear, 87.5 kg
  • World Championship bronze medals: 1993, snatch, 82.5 kg - 1996, snatch, 85 kg - 1996, push, 102.5 kg

Awards

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personal data
SURNAME Malleswari, Karnam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Srikakulam