Kalpana Devi Thoudam (born 24 December 1989) is an Indian judoka, born in Imphal East, Manipur. She won the bronze medal in the women's 52 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

Kalpana Devi Thoudam
Personal information
Born24 December 1989 (1989-12-24) (age 34)
Imphal East, Manipur, India
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryIndia
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2009, 2011, 2017)
Asian Champ.5th (2014)
Commonwealth GamesBronze (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  India
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tashkent –52 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sana'a –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hyderabad –52 kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow –52 kg
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guhwati –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF350
JudoInside.com50359
Updated on 26 December 2022

Career

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In her career as a judoka, 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.[2] 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.[3] She defeated Zarifa Sultanova of Uzbekistan, but lost to Israeli Gili Cohen. In the repechage round she defeated Raquel Silva from Brazil.[4] Additionally, she has served as the Head Constable of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.[5]

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she won bronze in the 52 kg weight class. She has also won gold medals at the Indian Championships in 2017 and 2018, held in Chennai and Jammu, respectively.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's –52 kg Bronze medal contest". glasgow2014.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kalpana Devi Thoudam, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Judoka Kalpana wins bronze at IJF Grand Prix in Tashkent". The Times of India. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ^ ANI (8 October 2013). "ITBP's Head Constable Kalpana Devi wins Bronze Medal in World Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent". Business Standard India. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Kalpana Devi wins historic bronze in Judo WC". Rediff. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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