Krishna Poonia

Quick Facts

Full Name	Krishna Poonia
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1982(1982-05-05)
Age	42
Birthplace	Agroha
Country	India
Horoscope	Gemini

Krishna Poonia Biography

Krishna Poonia is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on May 5, 1982 in Agroha, India. She had won a gold medal in the 46th Open National athletics championships to nose ahead of favourites Seema Antil and Harwant Kaur while registering a career-best at 60.10 metres distance.

Poonia won a bronze medal in 2006 Doha Asian Games. She threw her personal best at 61.53 metres in the second try and finished behind Aimin Sing of China (63.52) and Ma Xuenjun, also of China (62.43).

Discus thrower Krishna Poonia is the first Indian woman athlete to win the Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. Poonia led the historic clean sweep of the discus event by clearing 61.5 meters. She is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in track and field events of Commonwealth games and the first Indian to win a gold medal in such events after Milkha Singh who had won the gold in Men’s 440 yards race in the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games

She completed a creditable sixth in the women’s discus throw in the 2012 London Olympics. Poonia’s best effort of 63.62 m came in her fifth and penultimate attempt. She had 62.42 m in the first attempt and 61.61 in the third and 61.31 in the sixth and the final throw. She had two no-throws in the second and the fourth attempt. Earlier she became only the sixth Indian to make it to the final round of track and field events in an Olympics after Milkha Singh, P T Usha, Sriram Singh, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa and Anju Bobby George.

In 2000, she married Virender Singh Poonia, a former athlete who coached her after their marriage. They had a son in 2001. The couple worked for Indian Railways but in 2013, Poonia resigned and joined the Congress. They live in Jaipur. Poonia obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya in Jaipur.

Krishna Poonia Net Worth

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

Poonia was born on 5 May 1977 in Agroha village of Haryana’s Hisar district. She was raised by her father and paternal grandmother after her mother died when she was 9 years old. Krishna’s physical fitness was honed as a result of working at her family land since the age of 15 and not exactly undergoing rigorous sports training.

Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 3 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from Congress party and the current MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan. She participated in 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal. She has the current National Record for the longest discus throw of 64.76 meters.

She contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but failed to reach the finals, after finishing 10th in the qualifiers with a throw of 58.23.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Krishna Poonia height 6 ft 0 in Krishna weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Krishna Poonia Dating?

According to our records, Krishna Poonia married to Virendar Poonia. As of December 1, 2023, Krishna Poonia’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Krishna Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Krishna Poonia celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.

Which game is play by Krishna Poonia?

Krishna Poonia, the first Indian to qualify for the discus throw final at the Olympics, was named the Sportswoman of the Decade (Track and Field) award at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards.

When was Krishna Poonia born?

May 5, 1977 (age 45 years)

Where did Krishna Poonia born?

Agroha, India

When did India first take part in Olympics?

India first participated in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris. The country was represented by Norman Pritchard, an Anglo Indian who was holidaying in Paris during that time.

Who won Olympic medal Rajasthan?

Krishna Poonia (born 24 April 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from Congress party and the current MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.