Sunith Thakur

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Sunith Thakur
Personal information
Birth nameSunith Thakur
NationalityIndian
Born (1970-09-10) 10 September 1970 (age 52)
Spouse(s) Narender Singh
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Judo
Medal record
Women's Judo
Asian Judo Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 New Delhi 62 kg

Sunith Thakur (born 10 September 1970) is a former Indian female judoka. [1] [2] She represented India at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the Women's half lightweight event. [3] Thakur also won a bronze medal in the 1995 Asian Judo Championships

She was married to a fellow Indian judoka, Narender Singh who has also represented India in both 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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References

  1. "Sunith THAKUR - Olympic Judo | India". International Olympic Committee. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. "Sunith Thakur Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. "Judo at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Half-Lightweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2017.