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Download Solution PDFWho was the first Indian weightlifter to win a bronze medal in Summer Olympic Games?
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Download Solution PDFCorrect Answer Karnam Malleswari
Key PointsKarnam Malleshwari is the first Indian woman who won a bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
- She is an Indian weightlifter and is now retired.
- She won silver in World Championship, Istanbul in 1994 and Asian Weightlifting Championship, Korea in 1995.
- She was the two-time weightlifting champion with 11 Gold medals out of 29 international medals before the Olympics.
- In 2000, Sydney Olympics she won a Bronze medal and become the first and only Indian women weightlifter to win Olympics.
- She was also awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1995, Arjuna Award in 1994, and Padma Shri in 1999.
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