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{{short description|Indian weightlifter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Karnam Malleswari
|image = Karanam malleshwari.png
|fullname = Karnam Malleswari
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|6|1|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Voosavanipeta, [[Srikakulam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
|death_date =
|death_place =
|residence = Yamunanagar, [[Haryana]], India
|country = [[India]]
|sport = [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]
|event =
|coach = [[Leonid Taranenko]]<ref name=bio1/>
|medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg|69 kg]]}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalBronze|[[1993 World Weightlifting Championships|1993 Melbourne]]| 54 kg}} {{MedalGold|[[1994 World Weightlifting Championships|1994 Istanbul]]| 54 kg}} {{MedalGold|[[1995 World Weightlifting Championships|1995 Guangzhou]]| 54 kg}} {{MedalBronze|[[1996 World Weightlifting Championships|1996 Guangzhou]]| 54 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] | [[Weightlifting at the 1994 Asian Games – Women's 54 kg|54 kg]]}} {{MedalSilver| [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]] | [[Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 63 kg|63 kg]]}}
|height =163 cm
|hometown =
|training =
}}

'''Karnam Malleswari''' (born 1 June 1975) is a retired [[India]]n [[weightlifter]]. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the [[Olympics]] in 2000. In 1994, she received the [[Arjuna Award]] and in 1999, she received the [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian [[Padma Shri]] award.

==Career==
Malleswari won the world title in the 54 kg division in 1994 and 1995 and placed third in 1993 and 1996.

In 1994, she won silver at the [[1994 World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]] in [[Istanbul]] and in 1995 she won the [[Asian Weightlifting Championships]] in Korea in the 54 kg category. That year, she won the title in China with a record lift of 113 kg at the [[1995 World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]. Even before her Olympic win, Malleswari was a two-time weightlifting world champion with 29 international medals, which includes 11 gold medals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/bronze-woman/210135|title=Bronze Woman|last=BISWAS|first=SOUTIK|date=2000-10-02|work=outlookindia|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>

Along with the national and international medals, Malleswari was also awarded with [[Arjuna Award]] in 1994, the [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] in 1999, and [[Padma Shri]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 June 2021|title=Karnam Malleswari made first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jun/23/karnam-malleswari-made-v-c-of-delhi-sports-varsity-2320264.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=August 2021}}<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|date=2015|title=Padma Awards|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf|archive-date=15 October 2015|access-date=21 July 2015|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref>

At the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympics]], Malleswari lifted 110 kg in the "snatch" and 130 kg in the "clean and jerk" categories for a total of 240 kg. She won the bronze medal and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.<ref name="time">Ganguly, Meenakshi (27 December 2000) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130105183659/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0%2C8599%2C2054437%2C00.html Conversations: 'I Did What I Could For My Country']. ''Time''</ref> She is also the first Indian woman weightlifter to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 July 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Karnam Malleswari reacts to Mirabai Chanu's silver|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/tokyo-olympics-karnam-malleswari-reacts-to-mirabai-chanu-s-silver-101627132013969.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Her medal was the [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|only medal that India secured]] in the 2000 Olympics.<ref name="time" />

== Personal life ==
Malleswari was born in a Karnam family in Voosavanipeta near [[Amadalavalasa]], a hamlet in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Karnam-Malleswari-The-woman-who-lifted-a-nation/article14504833.ece|title=Karnam Malleswari: The woman who lifted a nation|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en}}</ref> She has four sisters and all are married and well settled in life.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Malleshwari started her career when she was 12 and was trained under coach Neelamshetty Appanna.<ref name="The Hindu"/> Her sister was married and living in Delhi, and Malleshwari moved to that city for better training when it became clear that she had the potential to become a great athlete. Her talent was soon spotted by the Sports Authority of India. In 1990, Malleshwari joined the national camp and four years later, she became the weight-lifting world championship winner in the 54-kg class.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/bronze-woman/210135|title=Bronze Woman|work=outlookindia|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref>

In 1997, Malleshwari married fellow weightlifter Rajesh Tyagi. In 2001, one year after winning the Olympic bronze medal in her sport, she became a mother with the birth of a son. She planned to return to competitions at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], but withdrew due to her father's death. She retired after failing to score at the 2004 Olympics.<ref name="bio1">[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040708/asp/sports/story_3468227.asp Malleswari lifts Indian Olympic hopes – ‘I’m enjoying my preparation for a second medal... I’m very hopeful’]. ''The Telegraph'' (8 July 2004)</ref><ref name="sr">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005034/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/karnam-malleswari-1.html Karnam Malleswari]. sports-reference.com</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Karnam Malleswari Birthday: Let's recall this first Indian Olympic Medal winner once again |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/others/karnam-malleswari-birthday-lets-recall-this-first-indian-olympic-medal-winner-once-again-625540 |agency=The Hans India}}</ref> Karnam Malleshwari and Tyagi currently lives in [[Yamunanagar]], [[Haryana]], with their son and in-laws in a joint family.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} She works at the [[Food Corporation of India]] as Chief General Manager (General Administration).{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

In June 2021, she was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Sports University, established by the [[government of Delhi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=P.|first=Sujatha Varma|date=24 June 2021|title=Andhra Pradesh Governor congratulates Karnam Malleswari|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-governor-congratulates-karnam-malleswari/article34945014.ece|access-date=12 August 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}
{{Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees}}
{{Olympic medalists for India}}
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