Harwant Kaur
Harwant Kaur at XIX Commonwealth Games-2010
Personal information
Born (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus
Shot put
Coached byParveer Singh
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot Put: 15.75 (Bangalore 2002)
Discus Throw: 63.05 m (Kyiv 2004)
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 DelhiDiscus throw
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 ColomboDiscus throw
Updated on 10 July 2013.

Harwant Kaur (born 5 July 1980) is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships,[1] finished fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships and seventh at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In addition she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and was ranked 13th in the qualifying rounds. Her personal coach is Parveer Singh. At 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the Discus throw event.[2]

Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Kyiv. She contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but failed to reach the finals, and was ranked 17th in the qualifiers with a throw of 56.42 m.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Asian Championships – GBR Athletics
  2. ↑ "CWG: Poonia leads India's medal sweep in discus throw". NDTV. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.