Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Occupation	Weightlifter
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1994(1994-08-08)
Age	30
Birthplace	Imphal East District
Country	India
Horoscope	Leo

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Biography

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on August 8, 1994 in Imphal East District, India. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was born on the 8th of August, 1994 at Nongpok Kakching, Imphal, Manipur. Her family members recognized her strengths from an early age of just 12 years old. She was able to easily carry a huge piles of firewood to her house, which her older brother was unable to pick up.

Chanu was honored by Chief Minister Manipur, N. Biren Singh who awarded her an award of cash worth two million rupees. Chanu was awarded India’s highest civilian honour for sports, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 2018. In the year 2018, Chanu was awarded with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Chanu was selected for the Chanu was selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics at the category of women’s 48kg. But she was unable to complete the competition as she did not lift the weight on all three of her attempts in the clean & jerk category. She took home the Gold medal in the women’s 48-kg category after lifting a world record 194kg all together (85 kg of snatch, 109 kilograms clean and Jerk) at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held at Anaheim, CA, United States.

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Net Worth

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

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 8 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter. Regularly competing in international competitions since 2014 in the 48-kg weight class Chanu is the winner of World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. She received an award called the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contribution towards the game. She was also awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards by the Government of India for year 2018.

Chanu had taken home her silver medal at the Women’s 48-kg category at 2014’s Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; she then broke the record for games en route to winning the gold medal during the the 2018 edition of the competition that was held in Gold Coast. Her most notable achievement was in 2017 when she was awarded the gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States.

Chanu lifted a total of 196 kg, 86 kg in Snatch and 110 kg in Clean and Jerk to win the first gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2018. En route to the medal, she broke the games record for the weight category; the effort also marked her personal best performance. She won Bronze in Clean and Jerk at 49 kg Category in 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships. The total weight of 199 kg was her best ever and she just missed out on a bronze medal as her Snatch weight was lower than the third place athlete, both of whom had an identical total. At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, Mirabai lifted a total of 201kgs (87kgs Snatch and 114kgs Clean & Jerk) to finish 4th. This personal best total also created a new national record in the 49kg category. She broke her personal record again four months later when she lifted 203kgs (88kgs in Snatch and 115kg in Clean & Jerk,) in the 49kg category to win the gold medal at the 2020 Senior National Weightlifting Championships.

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Facts & Trivia

Saikhom Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.

Who was Saikhom Mirabai Chanu from which state does she belong?

Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was born on August 8, 1994 in Nongpok Kakching village of Imphal East district in Manipur, she is the youngest of five siblings.

What weight category is Mirabai Chanu?

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu on Friday qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55 kg category. She sealed the berth after winning a gold medal in the Singapore Weightlifting International earlier in the day.

What is sycon Mirabai Chanu famous for?

Saikhom MIRABAI CHANU An Olympic silver medallist, a world champion and two- time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist , Mirabai Chanu can lay claim to being one of India’s finest weightlifters. Mirabai’s silver medal at Tokyo 2020 was only the second Olympic medal by an Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari.

What is the age of Mirabai Chanu?

27 years (August 8, 1994)

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