Gurmeet_Kaur

Gurmeet Kaur

Gurmeet Kaur

Indian javelin thrower

Gurmeet Kaur Rai (born 20 June 1970) is a retired female javelin thrower from India. She set her personal best (58.64 metres) on 17 July 2000 at a meet in Bangalore, which was the national record until 2014, when it was beaten by Annu Rani.[1]

International competitions

More information Year, Competition ...

Career

Gurmeet Kaur represented the country at javelin meets internationally, and was a member of the Indian contingent at the Sydney Olympics 2000. She could not participate in the 2004 Olympics due to the tragic early death of her husband. She is also an employee of India's largest insurance company, the Life Insurance Corporation, and was the Assistant Administrative Officer in LIC New Delhi.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Annu Rani rewrites javelin record". The Hindu. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Age cannot deter Gurmeet". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2019.


Flag of IndiaBiography iconStub icon 2

This biographical article relating to Indian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Gurmeet_Kaur, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.