Harwant Kaur

Who is Harwant Kaur?

Harwant Kaur is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships, finished fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships and seventh at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In addition she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and was ranked 13th in the qualifying ronds. Her personal coach is Parveer Singh. On 11 October 2010, she won the silver medal in the Discus throw event.

Her personal best throw is 63.05 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Kiev. She contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but failed to reach the finals, and was ranked 17th in the qualifiers with a throw of 56.42 m.