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{{Short description|Indian hammer thrower (born 1977)}}
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'''Hardeep Kaur''' (born 17 February 1977) is an Indian [[hammer throw]]er.

She grew up in [[Lehel]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/hardeep-still-best-in-business-in-india-and-new-zealand/|title=Hardeep still best in business,in India and New Zealand|last=Selvaraj|first=Jonathan|date=August 6, 2010|work=The Indian Express|access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> and took up the hammer throw in 1996.<ref name=nz>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/3025108/Indias-best-refining-skills|title=India's best refining skills|last=Richardson|first=Daniel|date=November 3, 2009|publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> She finished fifth at the [[2000 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|2000 Asian Championships]],<ref>[http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/2000/2000.Asian%20Championships.PDF Results] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314222532/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/2000/2000.Asian%20Championships.PDF |date=March 14, 2014 }}</ref> won the bronze medal at the [[2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|2002 Asian Championships]]
, finished fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw|2002 Asian Games]], fifth at the [[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw|2003 Asian Championships]], sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw|2006 Asian Games]], tenth at the [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw|2010 Commonwealth Games]] and fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's hammer throw|2010 Asian Games]]. She also competed at the [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw|2002 Commonwealth Games]] wityhout reaching the final.<ref name=bio>{{iaaf name|14282891}}</ref><ref name=nz/>

She became [[List of Indian National Open Athletics Championships winners|Indian national champion]] in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Her personal best throw was 61.67 metres, achieved in September 2002 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=bio/> She set her first [[Indian records in athletics|Indian record]] at the 40th National Open Athletic meet in [[Kolkata]], throwing 58.95 metres to surpass the former record of 58.36 belonging to Jebeshori Devi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/national-mark-by-hardeep/cid/1224794|title=National mark by Hardeep|date=9 October 2000|work=The Telegraph|access-date=11 June 2025|archive-date=11 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611050421/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/national-mark-by-hardeep/cid/1224794|url-status=live}}</ref> More records followed,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hardeep-betters-national-hammer-record/articleshow/1426811255.cms|title=Hardeep betters national hammer record|last=Das|first=Indraneel|date=November 22, 2001|work=The Times of India|access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> but Kaur's record was eventually broken in 2014 by Manju Bala reaching 62.74 metres.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/two-qualification-norms-leave-athletes-in-limbo/|title=Two qualification norms leave athletes in limbo|last=Koshie|first=Nihal|date=8 June 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=11 June 2025|archive-date=11 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250611050423/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/two-qualification-norms-leave-athletes-in-limbo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She had her first child in 2007. In 2009, she moved to New Zealand to study at the [[International Pacific College]].<ref name=nz/>

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[[Category:1977 births]]
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[[Category:Indian women hammer throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for India]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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