Lourembam Brojeshori Devi (1 January 1981 – 21 July 2013) was an Indian judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2]
Brojeshori Devi was born on 1 January 1981. She was from Khagempalli Huidrom Leikai in Imphal West of Manipur. She was the daughter of Lourembam Manglem Singh and Lorembam Ongbi Taruni Devi.Template:Citation needed
Brojeshori had participated in 20 international and 16 national judo championships. She won three gold medals at the international level apart from one silver and three bronzes.[3] She had participated in the Women's Half-Lightweight category in the 2000 Olympic Games and reached the Semi-Finals against Liu Yuxiang of China.
Death
Brojeshori died on 21 July 2013 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India due to pregnancy complications.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Lourembam Brojeshori Devi - first Olympian judoka from Manipur.
- ↑ Laurembam Brojeshori DEVI.
- ↑ JudoInside - Brojeshori Devi Judoka.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130731194123/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/othersports/211405-manipuri-olympian-judoka-brojeshori-devi-died-of-pregnancy-complications
- ↑ Manipur mourn Olympian judoka Lourembam Brojeshori Devi's death Template:Webarchive, sports.ndtv.com; accessed 26 March 2016.