Shailaja Pujari

Shailaja Pujari
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1982-06-12) 12 June 1982 (age 42)
Andhra Pradesh,[1] India
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 75 kg snatch
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 75 kg clean and jerk
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 75 kg total

Shailaja Pujari (born 12 June 1982)[2] is a former Indian weightlifter.

Pujari competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the 75 kg snatch, 75 kg clean and jerk and 75 kg total events.[3]

She was removed from India's 2006 Commonwealth Games team after testing positive for steroids and was given a lifetime ban from competing in January 2010 after testing positive for a banned substance in September 2009.[4]

  1. ^ "Life-banned Shailaja Pujari faces another ban?". The Hindu. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Shailaja Pujari | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Indian weightlifter gets lifetime ban for doping". ESPN.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2020.