Krishna Poonia
2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Agroha, Haryana, India | 5 May 1977
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) (2013–present) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 64.76 m (Wailuku 2012) |
Medal record |
Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian
Early life
Poonia was born on 5 May 1977 in
In 2000, she married Virender Singh Poonia, a former athlete who coached her after their marriage.[10] They had a son in 2001.[2] The couple worked for Indian Railways but in 2013, Poonia resigned and joined the Congress.[12] They live in Jaipur. Poonia obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya in Jaipur.
Career
2010 Commonwealth Games
Poonia became the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Poonia led the historic clean sweep of the discus event by clearing 61.5 meters. She is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in track and field events of Commonwealth Games and the first Indian to win a gold medal in such events after Milkha Singh who had won the gold in Men's 440 yards race in the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games.[13][14]
2012 London Olympics
She finished a creditable sixth in the women's discus throw in the 2012 London Olympics. Poonia's best effort of 63.62 m came in her fifth and penultimate attempt. She had 62.42 m in the first attempt and 61.61 in the third and 61.31 in the sixth and the final throw. She had two no-throws in the second and the fourth attempt.
Political career
In 2013, she joined the Indian National Congress at an election rally in Churu – her husband's home district – in the presence of Rahul Gandhi and then chief minister Ashok Gehlot after she was approached by the Congress's leadership.[3]
In
In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Poonia was nominated by Congress from the Jaipur Rural constituency. She contested against Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore of the BJP.[17] She lost to Rathore by a margin of 393171 votes.[18]
Poonia has been helping Rajasthan State Health Ministry in its attempt to curb female foeticide as the selective abortion of female fetuses is a pressing concern in India especially in Haryana where Poonia grew up. She is also engaged in improving the infrastructure of sports for children in Jaipur and across the country.[11]
Honors
- "Padma Shri" Civilian honour in 2011: awarded by the Government of India.[4]
- "Arjuna Award" in 2010: awarded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.[19]
See also
References
- ^ "KRISHNA POONIA". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Krishna wins poll battle in Rajasthan in second attempt The Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2018
- ^ a b c d Electoral Triumph Same As Winning Gold: Congress Candidate Krishna Punia, NDTV, 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Assembly Constituency 19 - Sadulpur (Rajasthan)".
- ^ "राज्य क्रीड़ा परिषद के अध्यक्ष का पदभार संभालेंगी कृष्णा पूनिया, कहा-बजट में खेलों के लिए काफी कुछ मिलेगा". Zee News.
- International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the originalon 30 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Gold Rush..Fast Paced Development" (PDF). Haryana Review. 24 (11). Government of Haryana: 44. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Indian Express. Archived from the originalon 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b Knight, Matthew; Yasukawa, Olivia (4 February 2015). "Krishna Poonia: Discus diva champions Indian girl power". CNN. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b Matthew Knight and Olivia Yasukawa. "Krishna Poonia: Star of India, champion of new society". CNN. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Ace discus thrower Krishna Poonia resigns from Railways, expected to join Congress". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Saibal Bose (12 October 2012). "India wins first Games track & field gold since Milkha Singh in 1958". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Krishna Poonia creates history, wins gold in athletics". The Indian Express. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Krishna Poonia Finishes 7th". The Hindu.
- ^ "Krishna Poonia Qualifies for Discus Final". The Hindu.
- ^ "Election 2019: "Khiladi vs Khiladi": Olympian Krishna Poonia On Rajyavardhan Rathore". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Krishna Poonia: Jaipur Rural News & Election Rally by Krishna Poonia in Lok Sabha Elections". News18. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Arjuna Awardees- Athletics – Athletics Federation of India". Retrieved 27 July 2019.