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{{short description|Indian sprinter}}
{{Distinguish|Mandeep Kaur (disambiguation){{!}}Mandeep Kaur}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Manjeet Kaur
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|4 April 1982}}
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{{MedalSport | Women’s [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{Medal|Competition | [[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|2005 Incheon]] | [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|400 m]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|2005 Incheon]] | [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2007 Asian Athletics Championships|2007 Amman]] | [[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships|2009 Guangzhou]] | [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships|2009 Guangzhou]] | [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|400 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | [[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | [[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres|400 m]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] }}
}}

'''Manjeet Kaur''' (born 4 April 1982) is an [[India]]n [[sprint (running)|sprint]] athlete from [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] who specializes in [[400 metres]]. She held the 400 m National record of 51.05 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in [[Chennai]] on 16 June 2004.<ref name="afio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php |title=Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 |publisher=Athletics Federation of INDIA |access-date=2009-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php |archive-date= 5 August 2009 }}</ref> She broke the previous record held by [[K. M. Beenamol]] since November 2001.<ref name="rediff_nov01">{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/nov/23games.htm |title=Beenamol erases P T Usha's record |date=2001-11-23 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=2009-10-04}}</ref> In doing so, she passed the qualifying mark for the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Olympics]].<ref name="hindu_jul04">{{Cite news |title=Manjit, Seema set new marks |date=2004-07-03 |work=[[Sportstar]] }}</ref> She along with [[Chitra K. Soman]], [[Rajwinder Kaur (athlete)|Rajwinder Kaur]] and [[K. M. Beenamol]] form the team that holds the current National record in [[4 x 400 metres relay]].<ref name="afio" /><ref name="rediff_jun04">{{Cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jun/28ath.htm |title=Women's 4 x 400m team sets national mark |date=2004-06-28 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=2009-10-04}}</ref>

A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]], Manjeet competed for India in [[4 x 400 metres relay]] at [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Olympics]] where her team set the current National record with a time of 3:26.89.<ref name="afio" /> The team finished third in their heats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/history/oly/season=2004/eventcode=3201/results/racedate=08-27-2004/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html |title=Olympic Games 2004 – Results 08-27-2004 – 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |access-date=2009-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604105734/http://www.iaaf.org/history/OLY/season=2004/eventCode=3201/results/racedate=08-27-2004/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html |archive-date=4 June 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the next [[2004 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]] also she represented India in 4 x 400 metres relay where her team composed of [[Sathi Geetha]], [[Chitra K. Soman]], and [[Mandeep Kaur (athlete)|Mandeep Kaur]] clocked a time of 3:28.83 and finished seventh in their heats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventcode=3659/racedate=08-22-2008/sex=W/discCode=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html |title=Olympic Games 2008 – Results 08-22-2008 – 4x400 Metres Relay W Heats |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] |access-date=2009-10-04}}</ref>

In [[2006 Asian Games|Doha Asian Games]] in 2006, Manjeet led India to a 4 x 400 metres relay gold.<ref name="rediff_mar08">{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/05/stories/2008030555922000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309211951/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/05/stories/2008030555922000.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-03-09 |title=Intense competition within the Indian team |date=2008-03-05 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2009-10-04}}</ref> Earlier at the same event, she had also won a silver medal in Women's 400 metres race behind eventual winner [[Olga Tereshkova]] from [[Kazakhstan]]. In 2005, she was conferred the [[Arjuna Award]] for her contribution to the Indian athletics.<ref name="webindia">{{Cite web |url=http://www.webindia123.com/government/award/asp/award.asp?a_no=12&award=Arjuna+Award |title=Arjuna Award |website=webindia123.com |access-date=2009-09-04}}</ref>

Manjeet Kaur won the Gold Medal at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[4x400 m relay]] event with Mandeep Kaur, [[Sini Jose]] and [[Ashwini Akkunji]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IAAF name |id=188960 |name=Manjeet Kaur}}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/manjit-kaur-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095055/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/manjit-kaur-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Manjit Kaur}}

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