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'''Gurmeet Kaur Rai''' (born 20 June 1970) is a retired female [[javelin throw]]er from [[India]]. She set her personal best (58.64 metres) on 17 July 2000 at a meet in [[Bangalore]], which was the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] until 2014, when it was beaten by [[Annu Rani]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Annu Rani rewrites javelin record |url= http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/annu-rani-rewrites-javelin-record/article6093006.ece |newspaper= The Hindu |date= 7 June 2014 |accessdate= 23 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==International competitions==<br />
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!colspan="5"|Representing {{IND}}<br />
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|rowspan=2|1998<br />
|[[1998 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]<br />
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]<br />
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd<br />
|55.35 m<br />
|-<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Bangkok, Thailand]]<br />
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's javelin throw|59.00 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|1999<br />
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]<br />
|[[Seville, Spain]]<br />
|26th<br />
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw|51.97 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|2000<br />
|[[2000 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]] <br />
|[[Jakarta, Indonesia]]<br />
|bgcolor=silver |2nd<br />
|[[2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw|55.65 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]<br />
|[[Sydney, Australia]]<br />
|32nd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|52.78 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|2003<br />
|[[2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Hyderabad, India]]<br />
|bgcolor=silver |2nd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|53.37 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|[[2004 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Islamabad, Pakistan]]<br />
|bgcolor=silver |2nd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2004 South Asian Games|51.27 m]]<br />
|-<br />
|2006<br />
|[[2006 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]<br />
|[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]<br />
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd<br />
|[[Athletics at the 2006 South Asian Games|46.45 m]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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 [[Life Insurance Corporation|LIC]] New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/age-cannot-deter-gurmeet/story-cDqVTc8f8fPiZifro2XRiO.html|title=Age cannot deter Gurmeet|date=2007-01-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-07-27}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1970 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female javelin throwers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian women]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth unknown]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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