Shailaja Pujari

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Shailaja Pujari
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1982-06-12) 12 June 1982 (age 43)
Andhra Pradesh, [1] India
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 75 kg snatch
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Manchester75 kg clean and jerk
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Manchester75 kg total

Shailaja Pujari (born 12 June 1982) [2] is a former Indian weightlifter.

Pujari competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won gold medals in the 75 kg snatch, 75 kg clean and jerk and 75 kg total events. [3]

She was removed from India's 2006 Commonwealth Games team after testing positive for steroids and was given a lifetime ban from competing in January 2010 after testing positive for a banned substance in September 2009. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Life-banned Shailaja Pujari faces another ban?". The Hindu. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Shailaja Pujari | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Indian weightlifter gets lifetime ban for doping". ESPN.com. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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