At the sydney 2000 olympic games, weightlifter karnam malleswari marked her place in olympic and indian sports history. Firstperson accounts of olympic medallists from 1948 till 2012, such as balbir singh, leander paes, karnam malleswari, abhinav bindra and sushil kumar and pioneers like milkha singh, p. Karnam malleswari profile, biography and life history. If all goes well, the games will now begin on july 23, 2021, almost exactly a year later than. Sep 19, 2017 before september 19, 2000, karnam malleswari was passed off as another nondescript weightlifter. Karnam malleswari, 25, is the first indian woman to win an olympic. She won the world weightlifting title in the year 1995, in her class of 54 kg. Karnam malleswari didnt just become the first woman from india to win an olympic medal, but also the third individual medal winner since the country started taking part in the quadrennial. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Oct 03, 2016 karnam malleswari is an indian great weightlifter karnam malleswari husband and family unseen images karnam malleswari family rare and unseen images. In the sydney olympics 2000, malleshwari won the bronze medal in the 69kg class.
The former weightlifter shared the news with all while expressing her gratitude to the university. The history of indian sports has been aweinspiring, lets have a look at the golden moments from history. Even before her olympic win, malleswari was a twotime weightlifting world champion with 29 international medals, which includes 11 gold medals. Interaction with karnam malleshwari, olympic medalist. But the story of this athlete began well before that in a village called voosavanipeta, in andhra pradesh. Indias weightlifting olympian, karnam malleswari proved that if a woman desired, she could become physically as strong or even stronger than men. Karnam malleswari simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the year 1997, malleswari got married to rajesh tyagi, a fellow weightlifter and the couple was blessed with a baby boy in the year 2001. Karnam malleswari is the first indian woman to ever win an olympic medal bronze. I did what the coaches asked me to do, said karnam malleswari. She is a prominent indian weightlifter and the first indian women to win a bronze medal in the summer olympic 2000.
Dec 27, 2000 karnam malleswari, 25, is the first indian woman to win an olympic medal. With her impressive medal tally of 5 medals, which includes 2. Karnam malleswari the woman who lifted the hopes of a billion. By any yardstick, malleswaris fabulous feat in sydney remains one of the most memorable chapters in indias sporting history. Karnam malleswari born june 1, 1975 is an indian athlete. Name of actress playing malleswari to be revealed soon. This was called the olympic games because the place was called olympia.
Karnam malleswari made history in 2000 when she became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal, clinching bronze in weightlifting 69kg category at the sydney games. Origin of the olympic games once every four years, men from all over greece came to compete in a great athletic festival in elis, in western greece women were not allowed to compete. Official account indian weightlifter bronze medalist 2000 summer olympics womens 69 kg padma shri, arjuna award for weightlifting, rajiv gandhi khel ratna. Karnam malleswari rewrote the history books by winning the historic medal at the 2000 sydney olympics. Indias first female olympic medallist karnam malleswari added another accolade to her illustrious career, as she was awarded an honorary doctorate in sports management from ballsbridge university. Its six months shy of the 20th anniversary of her bronzewinning effort at the sydney games. That day, malleswari lifted the kg weight in clean and jerk.
The first indian to win world billiards trophy wilson jones. When karnam malleswari made olympic history for india. Hailing from voosavanipeta, andhra pradesh, karnam malleswari lifted her way into the history books. Malleswari has four sisters, all trained in weightlifting. Karnam malleswari her journey to become indias first. I read history books or watch videos now, she says. When karnam malleswari went on to win the bronze medal at the 2000 sydney olympics, she became the first woman to win an olympic medal for india. It helps distil her thoughts, boiling them down to just one idea. Karnam malleswari becoming first indian woman to win an olympic medal in 2000. When i went to camp i used to take books and study there. Not just world weightlifting championship, but karnam malleswari created history when she won the bronze at 2000 sydney olympics.
She was the first indian woman to win an olympic medal. Karnam malleswari is an eminent indian weightlifter. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title malliswari. Karnam malleswari was born on june 1, 1975 in srikakulam, andhra pradesh. Karnam malleswari s shining performance at the olympics. We scouted the history books and come across these 5 amazing facts about indias olympic history. She became the first indian woman to stand on an olympic victors podium, and she was the only indian to win a medal in the 2000 games. She is famous for being the first indian woman who won an olympic medal for india.
Karnam malleswari s bronze at the 2000 olympics raised the profile of indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of londonbound soniya chanu and the lifter does not mind it. Indian women have had some success at the world weightlifting championships since 1989 with winning a total of 16 medals at weightliftings biggest event till now. Jul 08, 2011 malleswari was born in 1975 at srikakulam, andhra pradesh. The iron women of manipur who live and breathe olympian.
The 2020 olympic games in tokyo have been postponed because of the global covid19 pandemic. Trademarks featured or referred to on this website are the property of their respective trademark holders and not sports reference llc or. When atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat ki beti when atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat ki beti former weightlifter regrets missing the gold at 2000 sydney olympics but still relishes talking about the pms call and his shaayari that she couldnt understand. A girl was born in a small village of andhra pradesh. She is the first indian woman to win an olympic medal,a bronze medal for weightlifting 69kg in the 2000 summer olympics at sydney. Olympic medallist karnam malleswari has shot back at kunjarani devi for putting her weight behind the indian weightlifting federation.
Karnam malleswari bio, stats, and results olympics at. Malleswari claims kunjaranis views sponsored by iwf. The first to conquer everest sherpa tenzing 1953 sherpa tenzing. But the trailblazer of them all was karnam malleswari. Meet karnam malleswari, the first indian woman to win an olympic.
Weightlifting at athens 2004, sydney 2000 olympics. Recently, we got an email asking us to step down, and i have obliged. There are many other places of buddhist tourism such as salihundam, kalinga patnam, dabbaka vaani peta, nagari peta, jagati metta etc. With her impressive medal tally of 5 medals, which includes 2 gold medals and 3 bronze medals. I could have won gold, says karnam malleswari the times of india. Karnam malleswari recalls her historic olympic medal youtube. Legendary weightlifter karnam malleswari became the first indian woman to win a medal at the olympics. Karnam malleswari when i was appointed as the national observer, i was running an academy in haryana. Sydney olympics and marked her place in olympic and indian sports history. Karnam malleswari biography weightlifter history wiki photos. Karnam malleswari the untold story of first indian woman. Malleswari won the bronze medal in the 54 kg division after lifting a total lift of 177. When atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat.
There have been moments of glory that have made every india beam with pride. Karnam malleswari is a retired indian weightlifter. The turn of the century turned out to be the lucky charm for indian sports. And, here are the most unforgettable moments in indian sports. Sakshi malik joins karnam malleswari, saina nehwal and mary. Karnam malleswari is a true legend in the indian women weightlifting circuit. As of 2011 census, it is one of the most populous city of andhra pradesh with a population of 146,988. Mar 06, 2020 new delhi, feb 1 ians karnam malleswari made history in 2000 when she became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal, clinching bronze in weightlifting 69kg category at the sydney games. Malleswari, who has won two world championships gold medals, expects mirabai chanu to stand on the podium at the tokyo olympics. Speaking exclusively to time new delhi correspondent meenakshi ganguly, malleswari reveals how she got into weightlifting, and expresses disappointment over. The cameras are set to start rolling on another sports biopic on the first indian olympic medal winner in the 1995 olympics, karnam. It was yet another olympic campaign for the country, which saw unlucky attempts in 1992, 1988 and 1984.
Her journey started at 12 when she began practicing in a that. After all, she had won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the sydney olympics. Karnam malleswari is a retired weightlifter who won several medals for india in international games. Seventeen years ago on september 19, weightlifter karnam malleswari created history by becoming the first indian woman to win an olympic medal. The first indian woman to win an olympic medal, karnam malleswari also said that saikhom mirabai chanu, one of leading medal contenders in the tokyo olympics, has learnt from her past olympic. From karnam malleswari, deepa malik to pv sindhu, indian women who brought pride to the nation winning medals at olympics last updated on jun 22, 2017, 17. The book voyages through the vast history of sports and sketches out the rise of women in the field of sports.
In 1992, malleswari was the first indian woman to win a world title in any sport. In september, she won bronze in sydney in the 69kg weightlifting event indias sole medal at the 2000 games. When karnam malleswari became the first indian women to stand. She is a recipient of the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 199596, indias highest sporting honour and padma shri in 1999. On september 19, 2000, karnam malleswari became the first indian woman olympic medalist. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Sep, 2019 who knew the year 2000 will bring us so much joy, this was a different olympic for india, a special moment that had not happened in the history of the asian nations 100 years of olympic participation. And while for the most part, we have a sense of what we could see, every so often we all get a chance to witness history unfold in front of our eyes. Along with the national and international medals, malleswari was also awarded with the rajiv gandhi khel ratna in 1999, arjuna award in 1994, and padma shri in 1999. About 2000 years ago,during vallalar pandiyan period seer karuneegar puranam was written by poet paarisanadhar. Karnam malleswari born 1975, indian weight lifter disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title malliswari. Four years ago, weightlifter karnam malleswari won indias only medal in the sydney olympics, a bronze which was wildly applauded in her successstarved nation. Interview with weightlifter karnam malleshwari, first indian woman to win. She is best known as a weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 2000 summer olympics at sydney. Karnam malleswari simple english wikipedia, the free. At 37, karnam malleswari seems to have developed interest in numbers even as there were reports that a film was being planned on her. It talks of the steel grit of karnam malleswari who brought india her first olympic medal by a woman. In 1995, she received the rajiv gandhi khel ratna, indias highest sporting honour, and in 1999, the civilian padma shri award. Usha, anjali bhagwat, reveal their hopes, superstitions, grit and challenges.
Sakshi malik joins karnam malleswari, saina nehwal and mary kom in elite olympians list sakshi malik joins the ranks of karnam malleswari, saina nehwal, and mary kom to become the fourth indian woman to win a medal for the country. Karnam malleswari was born on 1 st of june 1975 in amadalavalasa, srikakulam, andhra pradesh. The kmf is the first women weightlifting, fitness and wellness nongovernmental organization in india which is registered in capital city of india at delhi in the year 2017. From the indomitable will of mc mary kom to the ascent of indian badminton through saina nehwal and then p v sindhu, to the. Top 20 most unforgettable moments in indian sports. To this day, former weightlifter karnam malleswari remains an underappreciated olympic medallist in indian history. As she lifted 110 kg in the snatch and kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 240 kg, she took the bronze medal and became indias first woman to win an olympic medal. The first persons in various categories ncert books.
Karnam malleswari biography weightlifter history wiki. A shot at history is a story that charts the journey of abhinav bindra, indias first and only individual olympic gold medallist to date. When karnam malleswari clinched bronze at the 2000 olympics in weighlifting, she created history as the first indian female athlete to win a medal at the games. Whether she could or couldnt is now in the history books. After september 19, she became a household name, a celebrity whom news reporters chased for story bytes. They are sometimes called as kanakku pillai which means accountant or book keeper in tamil. Karnam malleswari profile, biography and life history veethi. Join facebook to connect with karnam malleswari and others you may know. In the olympics of 1900, india had only one athlete participate in the competition by the name of norman pritchard. She became the first indian woman to stand on an olympic victors podium, and she was the only indian to win a medal in the 2000 olympic games. However, history will show that karnam malleswari has a special place in indian sport, lifting expectations on what can be achieved. He was a general secretary of weightlifting association.
Kunjarani devi, karnam malleswari, lalita polley, bharti singh, neelam setti laxmi and saikhom mirabai chanu are the winners who secured medals at the said tournament. Karnam malleswari recalls her historic olympic medal the weightlifter became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal when she. Malleswari lifts indian olympic hopes im enjoying my. She is the first woman in the history of indian olympics to win a.
Weightlifter karnam malleswari became the first indian woman to win. The name karnam literally means pride, dignity and fame in sanskrit. To provide assistance, sports education, material, and books, in the rural, urban, semiurban and other areas for all without any discrimination of race, religion, caste, color, sex and languages. Aug 18, 2016 sakshi malik joins karnam malleswari, saina nehwal and mary kom in elite olympians list. He is also a sports person like his parents and a rising shooter. Karnam malleswari ended the weight of a medaldeprived nation the writer has posted comments on this article solomon s kumar, tnn jul 16, 2012, 05. Jun 21, 2019 the first persons in various categories. When atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat ki. Hailing from andhra pradesh, weightlifter karnam malleswari became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal individualteam at the. Karnam malleswari born 1 june 1975 is a retired indian weightlifter. Meet karnam malleswari, the first indian woman to win an. India has seen many memorable sporting moments in its history.
She is the first woman in the history of indian olympics to win a medal. She is the first indian woman to win a medal at the olympics. In an unprecedented feat, karnam malleswari did the unthinkable as she became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal in 2000. She has brought many laurels to the country with her breathtaking performances. Karnam malleswari was born on june 1, 1975, in a small village of andhra pradesh called srikakulamn. Karnam malleswari got married to fellow weightlifter rajesh tyagi in 1997. Books on indian olympians to read during selfisolation. New delhi, feb 1 uitvians karnam malleswari made history in 2000 when she became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal, clinching bronze in weightlifting 69kg category at the sydney games. The first indian women to win a medal at the olympics, karnam malleswari is also a padma shri awardee.
Having won her first world title in weightlifting two years before pv sindhu was even born, karnam malleswari was the first indian woman to have clinched an olympic medal an achievement that set the ball rolling for the likes of sindhu, malik and others to follow. That day, karnam malleswari not only lifted the famous kg weight, she also lifted a veil off indias sporting ecosystem, ushering the country. She earned this recognition in year 2000 sydney olympics. In sanskrit other books about karuneegar are the following. Malleswari had won the world weightlifting title in china the year with a record lift off 1 kg.
But, hurt by a critical magazine article in the leadup to the games which had said she was overweight and drank beer, malleswari announced her retirement at her hour of glory, aged just 25. Karnam malleswari, 25, is the first indian woman to win an olympic medal. When atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat ki beti when atal bihari vajpayee called karnam malleswari bharat ki beti former weightlifter regrets missing the gold at 2000 sydney olympics but still relishes talking about the pms. Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of srikakulam district in the indian state of andhra pradesh. Karnam malleswari expect mirabai chanu to win olympic medal. Karnam malleswari new delhi, feb 1 ians karnam malleswari made history in 2000 when she became the first indian woman to win an olympic medal. How much do you know about indians at the olympics. Mana malleswari dreams of her own academy the hindu.