Harwant Kaur Biography: Harwant Kaur is an Indian Discuss Thrower and Shot putter. She has won medals at Asian Championships and Commonwealth Games. She is also known for representing India at the 2004 Summer Olympics Games and 2008 Beijing Olympics.
EARLY LIFE:
Harwant was born on 5 July 1980 in the city of Moga, Punjab, India. After her studies, she joined the Punjab Police and also represented the Punjab Police in the various discuss throw and shot put events.
PERSONAL LIFE:
Harwant Kaur is married and currently lives in Australia and has two kids. In 2007, she went to Australia to live with her aunt and train for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then she has permanently resided there.
PROFESSIONAL LIFE:
Coach- Parveer Singh
Affiliations- Punjab Police
Personal Best-
- 15.75 m in Shotput at the 2002 Asian Championships.
- 63.05 m in Discuss Throw at 2004 events held in Kiev, Ukraine.Harwant has participated in various sporting events in her entire career. She won the Silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships in Discuss throw which got her the national recognition. The very next year in 2003, she finished fourth in the Asian Championships. She qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics where she finished at the 13th position in the discus throw event. She came seventh in the Commonwealth Games held in 2006.
- In 2007, the Olympian left the National Athletic coaching camp to go and live with her Aunt in Australia. She was training at the NIS under the Sports Authority of India’s coach Parveer Singh. She went to Melbourne to get proper training if she got selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Unfortunately, she finished 17th in the qualifiers with a throw of 56.42 m.
- Her career-best performance is her personal best Discuss Throw of 63.05 m at Kiev in Ukraine. She won the Gold medal in that competition.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Date of Birth- 27 October 1985
Age (as of 2019)- 34 years old
Gender- Female
Birthplace- Moga, Punjab
Complexion- Brown
Zodiac sign- Scorpion
Nationality- Indian
Hometown- Moga, Punjab
School- Villanova University
College- Babson College
Occupation- Athletics
Event- Double Trap and Shot Put
Marital Status- Married
Net worth- Not Known
Qualification- Graduated
Ethnicity- Not Known
Sexual Orientation- Straight
Tattoo – NO
Smoking- NO
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS:
Height- 170 cm (5’ 6” Inches)
Weight (approx.) – 119.05 lbs (54 kg)
Eye Color- Dark Brown
Hair Color– Brown
CONTROVERSIES:
Harwant Kaur has not been involved in controversy except that she had filled the application for Arjuna Award in 2011 but her application was not considered by the Arjuna Award committee. She later expressed her disappointment for not considering her application despite her medal-winning performance in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
NET WORTH:
Harwant Kaur’s net worth is not revealed.
SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES:
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