Pooja Shri Shetty

Pooja Shri Shetty (born 10 August 1990) is an Indian karateka and an Aerospace engineer competing in the kumite 61 kg division.

Pooja Shri Shetty
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born10 August 1990
Kaup, Udupi
Alma materCranfield University
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Sport
SportKarate
Weight class-61 Kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Karate
Open Karate Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 IstanbulKumite-61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Helsinki Kumite-61 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Burgkirchen German Kumite-61 kg

Early life

Pooja Shri Shetty was born on 10 August 1990, in a Tulu speaking bunt family in Kaup, Udupi. She completed her schooling from Little Rock Indian School and graduated with Bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering from Amity University, Noida followed by a Master's degree in Aerospace Propulsion from Cranfield University, UK.[1]

Achievements

Pooja started training in karate from a tender age of 6 and was selected to represent India in the World Karate Championship 2000 in Germany. She has represented India in several WKF Karate Series A tournaments and International Championships. Her Tokyo Olympics 2020 standing is 181.[2]

Championship Venue Position
International Bosphorous Open Karate Championship Istanbul, Turkey Bronze[3]
Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" Istanbul, Turkey Participation
Helsinki Open Karate Championship Helsinki, Finland Bronze[4]
Serbian Open Karate Championship Serbia Participation
Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" Santiago, Chile Participation
Burgkirchen International Open Karate Championship Germany Silver

References
  1. "ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಓಪನ್ ಕರಾಟೆ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್'ಶಿಪ್: ಪೂಜಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ - BUNTS NEWS WORLD". www.buntsnews.com.
  2. "Tokyo 2020 Standings". setopen.sportdata.org.
  3. "set-online". www.sportdata.org.
  4. "set-online". www.sportdata.org.


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