Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet Kaur (born 5 March 1996) is an Indian professional Olympic shot putter from Ambala.On 10 January 2013, she won the gold medal in the +75 kg category by lifting an overall weight of 189 kg in the National Weightlifting Championship. Her gold medal winning performance of 18.86m at Asian Grand Prix in Jinhua, China 2017 turned out to be a world leading throw, taking her to the No 1 spot in the world rankings. She also holds Indian national record 17.96m in Womens Shot Put. Manpreet Kaur was qualified to represented India at Summer Olympics at Rio 2016 in Shot Put.

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