2007-03-28 04:28:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics
Karnan Malleswari
The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. In the run-up to the Sydney Games in 2000, where she won a weightlifting bronze, an Indian magazine had said she was overweight and drank beer. Malleswari's medal was only the third individual Olympic medal won by an Indian and led to her being promised a million rupees (more than £12,000) by the chief minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh. She was honoured with the Arjuna award, India's highest accolade for sports stars.
2007-03-28 04:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by infernos_heart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian Weightlifter. She won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She is a recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour for the year 1995-1996. She is also a recipient of the civilian honour Padma Shri in 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnam_Malleswari
2007-03-28 11:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by uoptiger_79 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋