Purnima Pandey is an Indian weightlifter who has won multiple medals in various national and international championships.
Wiki/Biography
Purnima Pandey was born on Thursday, October 16, 1997, in Gagat, Varanasi, India (age 25; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. At the age of 10, she started practicing gymnastics in Kashgar Viamshala. She soon started lifting weights. She was not given enough opportunities to pursue weightlifting professionally and started weightlifting after joining Indian Health Association in 2013, when she was 17 years old. Later, she graduated from Suryabali College in Jaunpur. After several years of training, she began competing in weightlifting competitions in 2015.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 95kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father died in 2019. Her mother’s name is Vimla Pandey.
Purnima Pandey’s collage of family photos
Purnima Pandey (right) and her mother
Profession
She participated in the 31st National Women’s Senior Weightlifting Championships held in Patiala, Punjab from December 25 to 29, 2015. Purnima Pandey participated in the 11th Youth (Women) National Weightlifting Championships 2016 held at Patna, Bihar from February 22 to 22, 2016. She participated in the In the 2016 IWF Youth World Championships held in Penang, Malaysia, he finished 16th in the +69kg category. She finished sixth in the +75kg category at the 2016 Commonwealth Senior Women’s Competition held in Penang, Malaysia from 24 to 29 October 2016. She participated in the 18th Asian Junior Women’s Championship, held in Tokyo, Japan, from November 8 to 16, 2016, and won the 2016 Asian Junior Women’s Championship in the 23rd Asian Junior Women’s Championship, held in Tokyo, Japan from November 8 to 16, 2016. Sixth place. 12th Youth (Boys and Girls) National Weightlifting Championships held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha from November 30, 2016 to December 4, 2016, and from November 30, 2016 to December 2016 At the 29th Women’s Youth National Weightlifting Championships held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on the 4th. Finished fourth in the 32nd National Women’s Senior Weightlifting Championships held at Nagaikkoil, Tamil Nadu from December 26, 2016 to December 30, 2016. She participated in the 2017 Commonwealth Junior Women’s Championships held in Gold Coast, Australia from September 2, 2017 to September 9, 2017. Finished fourth in the 33rd National Women’s Senior Weightlifting Championships held at Moodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka from January 21 to 25, 2018. Won sixth place in the +90kg category at the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia from April 5, 2018 to April 9, 2018. After her father passed away in 2019, she had to go home to support her mother. She was unable to practice in Varanasi; however, she joined a local akhara gym and continued weightlifting. She called this a difficult phase in her life, saying:
“My father passed away in 2019 and I had to return to Varanasi to take care of my mother. Due to the epidemic, all the gyms were closed and it was difficult to continue the practice. There were also financial constraints. Finally, I joined Aya on the banks of the Ganges. Kara, continue my practice. But this stage has passed and everything is back to normal.”
Her coaches Vinay Chaurasia and Manoj Yadav help her continue practicing the sport. She participated in the 36th National Women’s Weightlifting Championships held in Patiala, Punjab from August 10, 2021 to August 12, 2021. She finished tenth at the 2021 International Weightlifting World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from December 5, 2021 to December 18, 2021. +87kg and participated in the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from December 5, 2021 to December 18, 2021. She participated in the IWLF Junior and Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 19 March 2022 to 31 March 2022. Khelo India Women’s Weightlifting League Junior and Senior Category Competitions at Bhagwan Rainbow International School, Nagrota, Kolkata, and in Gujarat from September 28, 2022 to June 28, 2022 The 36th National Games held in Gandhinagar. October 5, 2022. She finished sixth at the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, from July 30 to August 3, 2022.
medal
gold medal
- 2016: The 11th National Youth (Women) Weightlifting Championships +75kg
- 2016: The 12th National Youth (Men and Women) Weightlifting Championships +69kg
- 2016: The 29th National Women’s Youth Weightlifting Championships +75kg
- 2016: Commonwealth Youth Women’s Championships +69kg
- 2016: Commonwealth Youth Women’s Championships +75kg
- 2021: The 36th National Women’s Weightlifting Championships +87kg
Purnima Pandey stands on the podium after winning the gold medal at the 36th National Women’s Senior Weightlifting Championships
- 2021: Commonwealth Senior Championships +87kg
Purnima Pandey after winning gold medal at Commonwealth Senior Championship 2021
- 2022: Khelo India Women’s Weightlifting League Junior & Senior +87kg
Purnima Pandey (centre) on the podium after winning the gold medal at the 36th National Games
silver medal
- 2017: Commonwealth Junior Girls Championships +90kg
- 2022: IWLF National Youth Weightlifting Championships +87kg
- 2022: Khelo India National Ranking Women’s Weightlifting Championships +87kg
Purnima Pandey (left) after winning silver medal at Khelo India National Ranking Women’s Weightlifting Championships
bronze medal
- 2015: The 31st National Women’s Weightlifting Championships +75kg
- 2016: The 18th Asian Youth Women’s Championship +69kg
Facts/Trivia
- She is the only Indian woman weightlifter to qualify directly for the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK
- She won gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships and set 8 national records. She lifted a total of 229 kilograms, including 102 kilograms in the snatch and 127 kilograms in the clean and jerk. She set 2 snatch records, 3 clean and jerk records, and 3 total weight records.
- She holds a total of 6 athletic diplomas, 2 diplomas for the National Junior Women’s Championship, 2 diplomas for the National Junior Women’s Championship, 1 diploma for the National Championship-Senior Women’s Interstate, and 1 for the National Championship – Diploma awarded to adult women.
- Despite a back injury, she won the gold medal at the 36th National Games. After winning the gold medal, she said:
“I am not ready for the National Games because I have been undergoing rehabilitation treatment for my back injury. Even though I came here today just to compete, the gold medal is not my goal. The injury has been bothering me for a long time, I want to make sure I am fully fit before the start of the national camp. We have a busy season ahead of us.”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education