 Poonia with Gold medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1977 Agroha, Haryana, India |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) (2013–present) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 64.76 m (Wailuku 2012) |
Medal record | |
Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from the Congress party and the former MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.[2][3][4][5] She participated in 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.[3] In 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, she won a gold medal.[4] She was appointed the President Of the Rajasthan State Sports Council in February 2022.[6]
- ^ "KRISHNA POONIA". g2014results.thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Krishna wins poll battle in Rajasthan in second attempt The Tribune. Retrieved 13 December 2018
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- ^ "राज्य क्रीड़ा परिषद के अध्यक्ष का पदभार संभालेंगी कृष्णा पूनिया, कहा-बजट में खेलों के लिए काफी कुछ मिलेगा". Zee News.