- Manjit Kaur
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Medal record Women’s athletics Competitor for 
IndiaAsian Games Gold 2006 Doha 4x400 m relay Gold 2010 Guangzhou 4x400 m relay Silver 2006 Doha 400 m Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi 4x400 m relay Manjeet Kaur (born 2 April 1982) is an Indian sprint athlete from Punjab who specializes in 400 metres. She holds the current 400 m National record of 51.05 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Chennai on 16 June 2004.[1] She broke the previous record held by K. M. Beenamol since November 2001.[2] In doing so, she passed the qualifying mark for the 2004 Athens Olympics.[3] She along with Chitra K. Soman, Rajwinder Kaur and K. M. Beenamol form the team that holds the current National record in 4 x 400 metres relay.[1][4]
An Inspector in the Punjab Police, Manjeet competed for India in 4 x 400 metres relay at 2004 Athens Olympics where her team set the current National record with a time of 3:26.89.[1] The team finished third in their heats.[5] In the next Beijing Olympics also she represented India in 4 x 400 metres relay where her team composed of Sathi Geetha, Chitra K. Soman, and Mandeep Kaur clocked a time of 3:28.83 and finished seventh in their heats.[6]
In Doha Asian Games in 2006, Manjeet led India to a stunning 4 x 400 metres relay gold.[7] Earlier at the same event, she had also won a silver medal in Women's 400 metres race behind eventual winner Olga Tereshkova from Kazakhstan. In 2005, she was conferred the Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics.[8]
Manjeet Kaur won the Gold Medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in 4x400 m relay event with Mandeep Kaur, Sini Jose and Ashwini Akkunji.
References
- ^ a b c "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Beenamol erases P T Usha's record". Rediff.com. 2001-11-23. http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/nov/23games.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Manjit, Seema set new marks". Sportstar. 2004-07-03. http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2727/stories/20040703003206800.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Women's 4 x 400m team sets national mark". Rediff.com. 2004-06-28. http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jun/28ath.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Olympic Games 2004 - Results 08-27-2004 - 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/history/oly/season=2004/eventcode=3201/results/racedate=08-27-2004/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-22-2008 - 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventcode=3659/racedate=08-22-2008/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Intense competition within the Indian team". Rediff.com. 2008-03-05. http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/05/stories/2008030555922000.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ "Arjuna Award". http://www.webindia123.com/government/award/asp/award.asp?a_no=12&award=Arjuna+Award. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
External links
- IAAF profile for Manjit Kaur
Categories:- Indian sprinters
- Olympic athletes of India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Asian Games gold medallists for India
- Living people
- Punjabi people
- 1982 births
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Sportspeople from Punjab (India)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Indian athletics biography stubs
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