Gurmeet Kaur

Gurmeet Kaur Rai (born 20 June 1970) is a retired female javelin thrower from India. She set her personal best (58.64 metres) on 17 July 2000 at a meet in Bangalore, which was the national record until 2014, when it was beaten by Annu Rani.[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  India
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd	55.35 m
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	3rd	59.00 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	26th	51.97 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	55.65 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd	52.78 m
2003	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	53.37 m
2004	South Asian Games	Islamabad, Pakistan	2nd	51.27 m
2006	South Asian Games	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	46.45 m

Career

Gurmeet Kaur represented the country at javelin meets internationally, and was a member of the Indian contingent at the Sydney Olympics 2000. She could not participate in the 2004 Olympics due to the tragic early death of her husband. She is also an employee of India's largest insurance company, the Life Insurance Corporation, and was the Assistant Administrative Officer in LIC New Delhi.[2]

References

1. "Annu Rani rewrites javelin record". The Hindu. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. "Age cannot deter Gurmeet". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

• Gurmeet Kaur at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gurmeet Kaur". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.