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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian judoka (born 1989)}}<br />
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{{Infobox judoka<br />
| image = Commonwealth Judo Gold Medal Winner Ms. Kalpana Devi of ITBP, in New Delhi on January 14, 2010 (cropped).jpg<br />
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| caption = Thoudam in New Delhi, 14 January 2010<br />
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|24 December 1989}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Imphal East district|Imphal East]], [[Manipur]], India<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| weight_class = –52 kg<br />
| rank = <!-- Belt color ONLY. Automated when "dan" is used. --><br />
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| dan = <!-- Dan rank (number, 1-11), for Black belts only --><br />
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| worlds_rank = R32<br />
| worlds_year = 2009<br />
| worlds_weight = <!-- Optional – To link to specific weightclass competition article (when one exists) --><br />
| worlds_year2 = 2011<br />
| worlds_weight2 = Women's 52 kg<br />
| worlds_year3 = 2017<br />
| worlds_weight3 = Women's 52 kg<br />
| regionals_type = AS<br />
| regionals_rank = 5<br />
| regionals_year = 2014<br />
| regionals_weight = Women's 52 kg<br />
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| commonwealth_rank = 3<br />
| commonwealth_year = 2014<br />
| commonwealth_weight = Women's 52 kg<br />
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's [[judo]] }}<br />
{{Medal|Country| {{IND}} }}<br />
{{Medal|Competition| [[International Judo Federation|IJF]] Grand Prix }}<br />
{{Medal|B| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent|2013 Tashkent]] | –52 kg }}<br />
{{Medal|Competition| [[Asian Junior Judo Championships|Asian Junior Championships]] }}<br />
{{Medal|G| [[2008 Asian Junior Judo Championships|2008 Sana'a]] | –57 kg }}<br />
{{Medal|S| [[2007 Asian Junior Judo Championships|2007 Hyderabad]] | –52 kg }}<br />
{{Medal|Competition| [[Judo at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}<br />
{{Medal|B| [[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg|–52 kg]] }}<br />
{{Medal|Competition| [[Judo at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}<br />
{{Medal|B| [[Judo at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guhwati]] | [[Judo at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's 52 kg|–52 kg]] }}<br />
| updated = 26 December 2022<br />
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'''Kalpana Devi Thoudam''' (born 24 December 1989) is an Indian [[judoka]], born in Imphal East, Manipur. She won the bronze medal in the [[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg|women's 52 kg]] weight class at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Women's –52 kg Bronze medal contest |url= http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/judo/juw052252/womens__52kg_bronze_medal_contest_b.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140729143334/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/judo/juw052252/womens__52kg_bronze_medal_contest_b.html |url-status= usurped |archive-date= 29 July 2014 |website= glasgow2014.com |date= 24 July 2014 |accessdate= 25 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In her career as a [[judo]]ka, Thoudam won a silver at the sub-junior national championship in [[Guwahati]] in 1998. She then won four gold medals at the junior national championships and one gold at junior Asian judo championship. In 2007, she placed second at the Asian U20 Championships, held in Hyderabad. In 2010, she won a bronze at the International Judo Federation World Cup in Tashkent. In the same year, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Judo Championships in [[Singapore]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/50359/Kalpana_Devi_Thoudam/judo-career|title=Kalpana Devi Thoudam, Judoka, JudoInside|website=www.judoinside.com|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> In 2013, she became the first Indian to win a medal at the IJF Grand Prix in [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]], when she won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news |title= Judoka Kalpana wins bronze at IJF Grand Prix in Tashkent |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Judoka-Kalpana-wins-bronze-at-IJF-Grand-Prix-in-Tashkent/articleshow/23587983.cms |newspaper= The Times of India |date= 5 October 2013 |accessdate= 25 July 2014}}</ref> She defeated Zarifa Sultanova of Uzbekistan, but lost to Israeli Gili Cohen. In the repechage round she defeated Raquel Silva from Brazil.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/itbp-s-head-constable-kalpana-devi-wins-bronze-medal-in-world-judo-grand-prix-in-tashkent-113100801094_1.html|title=ITBP's Head Constable Kalpana Devi wins Bronze Medal in World Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent|last=ANI|date=2013-10-08|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> Additionally, she has served as the Head Constable of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/kalpana-devi-wins-historic-bronze-in-judo-world-cup/20100927.htm|title=Kalpana Devi wins historic bronze in Judo WC|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref><br />
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In the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], she won bronze in the [[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 52 kg|52 kg]] weight class. Shealso won gold medals at the Indian Championships in 2017 and 2018, held in Chennai and Jammu, respectively.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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