Manpreet Kaur

Not to be confused with Manpreet Kaur (footballer).

Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet winning the Gold medal in 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, Bhubaneswar.
Personal information
Birth name	Manu
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) Sahauli, Patiala,[1] Punjab, India
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Shot put
Event	Athletics
Coached by	Karamjit Singh
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	Indian
National finals	2013 National Gold
Personal best	18.86 (Gwangju 2017)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  India Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar Shot put South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati Shot Put
Updated on 7 July 2017

Manpreet Kaur (born 6 July 1990) is an Indian professional Olympic shot putter. Born in Ambala, her gold-medal winning performance of 18.86m at the 2017 Asian Grand Prix in Jinhua, China turned out to be a world-leading throw, taking her to the No. 1 spot in the rankings.^[2][3] Kaur was qualified to represented India at Summer Olympics at Rio 2016 in shot put.^[4]

Early life

Kaur is the eldest of three siblings. When she was 13 years old, her father passed away. Her mother was paralyzed in 2006.^[5] She developed an interest in athletics through father and her cousins who were also into sports. One of her cousins was a university-level 100m sprinter and other is a discus thrower, while her sister-in-law was also a shot putter.^[5] She initially trained for a year in the 100m, but her brother whom she trained under felt she would do better in shot put and she switched.^[5] She hails from Sahauli village from Patiala and works at the Indian Railways.^[1]

Career

Kaur placed 9th in the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships in 2007 at Ostrova. In 2010, she took a 3-year hiatus and returned to break an 18-year-old national record in women's shot put. In 2015, she won the Gold medal scoring a 17.96m throw at the 55th National Open Athletics Championship at Kolkata.^[1]

2016 Summer Olympics

Kaur was the only Indian woman to qualify for the Rio Olympics in 2016 in her field.^[6]

Asian Grand Prix Athletics

Kaur clinched a gold in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet with a national record and world season-leading effort.^[7] She set the national record with her best throw of 18.86m. With this performance, she also qualified for the IAAF World Championships to be held in August in London. The entry standard for women's shot put in the World Championships stands at 17.75m.^[7]

Asian Athletics Championship

Kaur later took the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championship 2017 in Odisha in July.^[8]

Suspension

Kaur was tested positive for steroids four times in 2017. She began serving a 4 year period of suspension beginning July 20, 2017, and as a consequence she had to forfeit her gold medals and national record.^[9][10]

Personal

She is married to Karamjeet Singh, a university level shot putter who is also her trainer.^[11] The couple have a daughter(Jasnoor Kaur).^[6][12]

References

1. "Road to Rio: To win a medal, Manpreet Kaur needs to replicate national form at 2016 Olympics". Firstpost. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
2. "Maiden National title for Manpreet Kaur". The Hindu. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
3. "Manpreet Kaur wins shot put gold at Asian Grand Prix, leads world rankings". hindustantimes.com/. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
4. Nilesh Bhattacharya (17 September 2015). "Manpreet Kaur breaks record, qualifies for Rio". Times of India. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
5. "From losing her father at age 13 to qualifying for The Olympics- the story of Manpreet Kaur". 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
6. "Manpreet Kaur Profile: Women's shot put". The Indian Express. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
7. "Shot putter Manpreet wins gold at Asian Grand Prix, qualifies for World Championships – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
8. "Asian Athletics Odisha 2017". odisha2017.games. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
9. "Shot putter Manpreet Kaur banned for 4 years for dope flunk". The Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
10. Desk, India com Sports (8 September 2017). "Shot-Putter Manpreet Kaur in Trouble, Fails Two More Dope Tests". India.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
11. "Manpreet Kaur breaks national shot put record on road to Rio Olympics". Firstpost. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
12. "Who is Manpreet Kaur? Everything you need to know about India's shot-put champion". 19 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

External links

• Manpreet Kaur at World Athletics
• Manpreet Kaur at Olympics.com
• Manpreet Kaur at Olympedia