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Krishna Poonia
Indian politician & former athlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from the Congress party and the former MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.[2][3][4][5] She participated in 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.[3] In 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal.[4] She was appointed the President Of the Rajasthan State Sports Council in February 2022.[6]
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![]() Poonia with Gold medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games | |
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Born | (1977-05-05) 5 May 1977 (age 47) Agroha, Haryana, India |
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) (2013–present) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
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Personal best | 64.76 m (Wailuku 2012) |
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