Kamaljeet Sandhu

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Kamaljeet Sandhu

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'''Kamaljeet Kaur Kooner''' nee '''Sandhu''' (born 20 August 1948) is a female Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1970 [[Asian Games|Bangkok Asian Games]] in 400 m race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at Asian games.{{cite news|title=Women's Day Special: From Mother Teresa to Kamaljit Sandhu, women who have made India proud|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/photos/news/womens-day-special-from-mother-teresa-to-kamaljit-sandhu-women-who-have-made-india-proud/kamaljit-sandhu/mumbaiphotos/57534685.cms|access-date=9 March 2017|agency=Mumbai Mirror|publisher=India Times|date=9 Mar 2017}} She is from [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] state in [[India]]. She received [[Padma Shri]] award in 1971. In 1971, she was one of the finalists in the World University Games held at Turin, Italy, in 400 metres race. She participated in the Women's 400 metres at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich Olympics]], bowing out in the heats. Kamaljeet retired from athletics in 1973. She was also a national-level basketball and inter-varsity hockey player. She went to the 1982 Asian Games as the coach of the Indian women's sprint team. She is also an alumna of [[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]].{{cite news|title=Sprint queen on payback run|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1030906/asp/ranchi/story_2338096.asp|access-date=9 March 2017|agency=The Telegraph|publisher=ABP|date=6 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034042/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1030906/asp/ranchi/story_2338096.asp|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url = https://www.skvgwalior.org/our-alumni.php| title = SKV Alumni - Our alumni - Ms. Kamaljeet Sandhu Kooner - Class of 1966| website = Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya| publisher = Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya| access-date = 14 January 2025 }}
'''Kamaljeet Kaur Kooner''' nee '''Sandhu''' (born 20 August 1948) is a Indian athlete who won gold medal at the 1970 [[Asian Games|Bangkok Asian Games]] in the women's 400 m race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at Asian games.{{cite news|title=Women's Day Special: From Mother Teresa to Kamaljit Sandhu, women who have made India proud|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/photos/news/womens-day-special-from-mother-teresa-to-kamaljit-sandhu-women-who-have-made-india-proud/kamaljit-sandhu/mumbaiphotos/57534685.cms|access-date=9 March 2017|agency=Mumbai Mirror|publisher=India Times|date=9 Mar 2017}} She is from [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] state in [[India]]. She received [[Padma Shri]] award in 1971. In 1971, she was one of the finalists in the World University Games held at Turin, Italy, in the 400 metres race. She participated in the women's 400 metres at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich Olympics]], bowing out in the heats. Kamaljeet retired from athletics in 1973. She was also a national-level basketball and inter-varsity field hockey player. She went to the 1982 Asian Games as the coach of the Indian women's sprint team. She is also an alumna of [[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]].{{cite news|title=Sprint queen on payback run|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1030906/asp/ranchi/story_2338096.asp|access-date=9 March 2017|agency=The Telegraph|publisher=ABP|date=6 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312034042/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1030906/asp/ranchi/story_2338096.asp|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url = https://www.skvgwalior.org/our-alumni.php| title = SKV Alumni - Our alumni - Ms. Kamaljeet Sandhu Kooner - Class of 1966| website = Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya| publisher = Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya| access-date = 14 January 2025 }}


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