Karnam Malleswari
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| Born | 1 June 1975 Voosavanipeta, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Leonid Taranenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian Padma Shri award.