Geeta Rani
Geeta Rani (born 16 September 1981) is an Indian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the Women's +75 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1] She won three silver medals in the Asian Championship in 2004 and a bronze medal in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad. In 2010 Commonwealth Games, she ranked 4th in the Women's +75 kg category. Her combined lift of 235 kg was 10 kg less than bronze medalist Deborah Acason's 245 kg lift.[2]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2006, she received the Arjuna Award.
References
[edit]- ↑ Geeta Rani wins two bronze medals
- ↑ "C'Wealth Games: Geeta Rani finishes fourth in weightlifting". DNA. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
External links
[edit]Commonwealth Games Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Super Heavyweight | |
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