Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
Occupation	Weightlifter
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1994(1994-01-02)
Age	30
Birthplace	Manipur
Country	India
Horoscope	Capricorn

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu Biography

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on January 2, 1994 in Manipur, India. Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (born 2 January 1994) is an Indian weightlifter. Born in Kakching Khunou, Kakching district, Manipur, she is a two time Commonwealth Games Champion. Chanu won the gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow and the 2018 Gold Coast events in the women’s 48 kg and 53 kg weight category respectively. She holds the Commonwealth Games record of 84 kg for the Snatch segment in the latter weight category.

Chanu won her second successive gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the 2018 edition held in Gold Coast, Australia. She had shifted to a higher weight category of 53 kg and secured the title with a total lift of 192 kg, 10 kg more than second-placed Dika Toua. En route to her gold medal, she bettered her performance from 2014 Commonwealth Games and broke the Games record for the Snatch category with a lift of 84 kg; she lifted a weight of 108 kg in the Clean and jerk segment.

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu Net Worth

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu is one of the richest Weightlifter from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sanjita took up the sport weightlifting in 2006 in Manipur. She considers pioneering weightlifter and fellow Manipuri, Kunjarani Devi, her hero.

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu won a gold in women’s 48kg weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games; it was India’s first medal on the second day of the competition. She started with an attempt at 72 kg and later lifted 77 kg, not dropping any weight in snatch. Chanu took an unassailable lead with a 96 kg lift in the clean and jerk event to secure the gold medal with a total weight of 173 kg. Chanu’s total of 173 kg missed the Games record (held by the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo) by two kilograms. However, her 77 kg lift in the snatch segment equalledd Nwaokolo’s Commonwealth Games record.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Khumukcham Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu

1. Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu is an Indian weightlifter.
2. She was born on January 2, 1994 in Manipur, India.
3. Sanjita Chanu won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
4. She also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
5. In 2017, she won gold at the World Weightlifting Championships.
6. Sanjita Chanu competes in the women’s 53 kg category.
7. Her personal best lift is a total of 195 kg.
8. She has been awarded the Arjuna Award by the Indian government.
9. Sanjita Chanu has faced doping allegations but maintains her innocence.
10. She is currently training for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.