Key facts
- Born
- 1 June 1975, Srikakulam district
- State of birth
- Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh
- Sector
- Other sports
- Profession
- Indian weightlifter
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter, currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University, since 2021. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000, and was India's only medal in the 2000 Olympics. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian Padma Shri award.
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Timeline
- 1975Born in Srikakulam district
- 1994Awarded the Arjuna Award
- 1995Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
- 1999Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
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