Purnima Pandey

Purnima Pandey (born 16 October 1997) is an Indian weightlifter.[2] Purnima Pandey created eight national records on the way to a gold in the women's +87 kg category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent.[3] In July 2022 she placed sixth in the women's +87 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Purnima Pandey
Personal information
Full namePurnima Pandey
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)women's +87 kg
Medal record
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent+87 kg
Commonwealth Junior Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Penang+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Gold Coast+90 kg
Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tokyo+69 kg

References
  1. "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Weightlifter profile". IWF. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Purnima Pandey wins gold at Commonwealth Championship". The Times of India. PTI. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. "CWG 2022: Weightlifter Purnima Pandey finishes sixth in +87kg event | Commonwealth Games 2022 News". The Times of India. 3 August 2022.


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