Pinki Jangra
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Full name | Pinki Rani Jangra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hisar, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing (48kg, 51kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pinki Rani Jangra (born 28 April 1990) is an Indian boxer from Hisar, Haryana. She won bronze medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games[1][2]. She won gold medal at the President's Cup International Boxing in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, in 2015.[3][4] She won gold medals at the 2011 National Games of India[5] and the 2012 and 2014 national championships in the flyweight (51kgs) division. [6][7]
Pinki is known as Giant Killer and to her achievements in domestic competitions, she has defeated London Olympic Games Bronze Medalist & 5 Times World Champion Mary Kom in National Boxing Championship 2009 and CWG 2014 qualification trial, 5 Times Asian Champion & World Champion Laishram Sarita Devi in National Games and National Boxing Championship 2011.[8][9][10]
Pinki will represent India in Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 51kgs weight category. She is set for CWG challenge and would aim to change the colour of her 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medal as she prepares herself for the 2018 Gold Coast challenge. [11] [12]
International Achievements
Year | Medal | Weight | Competition | Location |
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2018 | Gold | 51 | India Open Boxing Tournament[13] | New Delhi |
2015 | Gold | 51 | 22nd President's Cup Open International Tournament[14] | Palembang, Indonesia |
2014 | Quarter-Finalist | 51 | 8th Women's AIBA World Boxing Championships[15] | South Korea |
2014 | Bronze | 51 | XX Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland |
2014 | Silver | 51 | 3rd Nations Cup[16] | Serbia |
2012 | Silver | 48 | 6th Asian Women Boxing Championship[17][18] | Mongolia |
2011 | Gold(Best Boxer) | 51 | Arafura Games[19][20] | Darwin, Australia |
2010 | Gold(Best Boxer) | 48 | India-Sri Lanka Duel Boxing Championship | Sri Lanka |
National achievements
- All India Inter-Railway Boxing Championships, Bilaspur, Gold in Feb, 2015
- 1st Monnet Women Elite National Boxing Championship, Raipur, Gold in 2014
- All India Inter-Railway Boxing Championships, Agra, Gold in March 2014
- 13th Senior Women's National Boxing Championships, Guwahati, Gold in Nov, 2012
References
- ↑ "CWG 2014, Day 9, Live Blog: Pinki Rani gets bronze in women's flyweight boxing". Zee News. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Pinki Rani biography". CWG official website. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Pinki Jangra strike gold at President's Cup Boxing".
- ↑ "India clinch President's Cup boxing tournament ahead of 30 other countries".
- ↑ "National Games: Haryana men and women dominate in boxing". Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ↑ "I want to win a medal at 2016 Rio Olympics, says Pinki Jangra".
- ↑ "Pinki confident for Rio Olympics, 2016".
- ↑ "Pinky Jangra shocks Mary Kom".
- ↑ "I have beaten Mary Kom and that gave me confidence, says Pinki Jangra".
- ↑ "Pinki Jangra punches out Olympian Mary".
- ↑ "Boxer Pinki Rani set for CWG 2018 challenge".
- ↑ "Indian Women Boxers Optimistic of Winning Medals at CWG 2018".
- ↑ "Pinki Jangra enters final of India Open 2018".
- ↑ "Pinki strike gold for India at President's Cup".
- ↑ "AIBA WOMEN'S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS JEJU 2014". International Boxing Association.
- ↑ "Pinki wins silver medal for India at 3rd Nations Cup" (PDF).
- ↑ "Pinki wins silver medal at Asian Women Boxing Championship".
- ↑ "Pinki in semi-finals of Asian Women Boxing Championship".
- ↑ "Pinki strikes gold at the Arafura Games".
- ↑ "Pinki Gold at Arafura Games".