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Kunjarani Devi (Nameirakpam Devi Kunjarani) was born on 1 March, 1968 in Imphal, Manipur, India, is an Indian weightlifter. Discover Kunjarani Devi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
| Popular As |
Nameirakpam Devi Kunjarani |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
56 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
1 March 1968 |
| Birthday |
1 March |
| Birthplace |
Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Nationality |
India
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She is a member of famous Weightlifter with the age 56 years old group.
Kunjarani Devi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Kunjarani Devi height is 148cm and Weight 48 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
148cm |
| Weight |
48 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Kunjarani Devi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kunjarani Devi worth at the age of 56 years old? Kunjarani Devi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Weightlifter. She is from India. We have estimated Kunjarani Devi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Weightlifter |
Kunjarani Devi Social Network
Timeline
Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian weightlifter.
She is among the most decorated Indian sportswoman in weightlifting.
Devi was born on 1 March 1968 at Kairang Mayai Leikai in Imphal, to a Hindu Meitei family.
She started taking interest in sports while still in Imphal's Sindam Sinshang Resident High School in 1978.
By the time she finished her graduation from Maharaja Bodha Chandra College in Imphal, weightlifting had become her first choice.
She joined the Central Reserve Police Force.
Beginning 1985, she started winning medals, mostly gold, in the National Weightlifting Championships in 44-kilogram, 46-kilogram and 48-kilogram, the latter her final weight category.
She created two new national records in Trivandrum in 1987.
Her first World Women's Weightlifting Championship was the Manchester edition in 1989 and the reward of three silver medals buoyed her spirits considerably.
Starting with one silver and two bronze medals in the 1989 edition in Shanghai, she progressed to three silver medals in the 44-kilogram class in the 1991 edition in Indonesia.
A bronze medal was the most she managed in the Asian Games at Beijing in 1990 and Hiroshima in 1994, and she failed to secure any medal in the 1998 edition of the Asian Games at Bangkok.
Kunjarani has had better luck in the Asian Weightlifting Championships to which she has been a regular visitor.
She was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1990 and shared the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award with Leander Paes for the year 1996–1997.
In the same year she also won the K.K. Birla sports award.
She retained her second spot in the next one in Thailand in 1992 and China in 1993.
Since then she has taken part in seven successive World Championships and with the exception of the Melbourne edition in 1993, she has won medals at every one of those competitions.
However, she however could not get to the top spot, having always to be content with silver medals.
Changing her weight category to 46-kilogram she claimed a gold in Pune in 1994 but was relegated to silver when she tried to compete in the 48-kilogram class four years later in Manipur.
Her best performance came in the 1995 competition in South Korea where she won two gold and one bronze in the 46-kilogram category.
She also went on to make waves in the Police Championships and captained the Indian Police team from 1996 to 1998.
In 1996 she settled for two silver and one bronze in the championship held in Japan.
She also won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne for 48 kg women's weightlifting with a Games record with an overall lift of 166 kg which included 72 kg in snatch and 94 kg in the clean and jerk.
N.Kunjarani Devi holds the rank of a "Commandant" and nodal officer of Central sports team in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2011.
She has more than fifty international medals to her credit.
She was a member of the committee which was to recommend the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award for the year 2014.
She also was the coach of the Indian women's weightlifting team in Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.
