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Mary Kom Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age

Mary Kom Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age

India's legendary boxing star Mary Kom is one of the best boxers in the world...

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom needs no introduction. In the world of women's boxing, Mary Kom has proved her achievements not only in India but all over the world. He proved with his dedication and hard work that talent has no relation with richness and poverty and if you have the passion to do something, success kisses your feet in any case. She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championships six times, the only female boxer to win a medal at each of the first seven World Championships. She became the first Indian female boxer to do so by winning a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.
Mary Kom is an Indian amateur boxer, politician and current member of the Rajya Sabha. She is the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning a bronze medal. She was also ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by the International Boxing Association (Amateur) (AIBA). She became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, and the first Indian woman boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is also the only boxer to become the Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times.
On 25 April 2016, the President of India nominated Kom as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. In March 2017, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, appointed Mary Kom as the National Observer for Boxing along with Akhil Kumar.
Following her sixth world title in 2018, the Manipur government conferred the title "Meithoi Lima", which translates as "Great or Extraordinary Woman", at a felicitation ceremony held in Imphal on 11 December 2018. At the ceremony, the then Chief Minister Manipur government announced that the road leading to the National Sports Village in Imphal West district, where Kom currently resides, would be named MC Mary Kom Road. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, in 2020.
Personal Information
Full NameMangte Chungneijang Mary Kom. Nick name: Magnificent Mary
Age38 years
GenderFemale
Sport CategoryBoxing
Date of Birth24 November 1982
HometownKangathei village, Moirang Lamkhai, Manipur, India
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight48 kg
CoachGopal Devang, M Narjit Singh, Charles Atkinson, Rongmi Josiah
RankingWorld no. 3 (As of July 2020)
AchievementPadma Vibhushan (Sports), 2020 Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2009 Padma Shri (Sports), 2006 Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003
Networth7-10 Crores
Husband NameKarung Onkholar Kom
ParentMangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom
ChildrenPrince Chungthanglen Kom, Khupneivar Kom, Rechungvar Kom
School, college or universityLoktak Christian Model High School at Moirang. St. Xavier Catholic School

Early Life:

Kom was born in Moirang Lamkhai village in Churachandpur district of rural Manipur. Came from a poor family. His parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom were tenant farmers working in the fields of Jhum. They named him Chungnijang. Kom grew up in a humble environment, helping her parents with farm chores, attending school, and initially and later learning boxing together. Kom's father was an avid wrestler in his younger days. She was the eldest of three children, she has a younger sister and brother. He belongs to a Christian Baptist family.
He attended Loktak Christian Model High School, Moirang till class VI and later attended St. Xavier's Catholic School, Moirang till class VIII. During that time, he took a keen interest in athletics, especially the javelin and 400 meters. Dingko Singh, a fellow Manipuri, returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games with a gold medal. Kom recalls that it inspired many youths in Manipur to take up boxing, and they thought of giving it a try.
Kom went to Adimjati High School in Imphal for her class IX and X school education, but was unable to pass the matriculation examination. Not wanting to appear for them again, he left his school and took his exams from NIOS, Imphal and graduated from Churachandpur College. In school time, Kom participated in all kinds of sports including volleyball, football and athletics. It was Dingko Singh's success that inspired him to switch from athletics to boxing in 2000. He met his first coach in Imphal. Started his training under Kosana Meiti. When she was 15 years old, she decided to leave her hometown to study at a sports academy in the state capital, Imphal. In an interview with the BBC, Meitei remembered her as a dedicated hardworking girl with a strong will power who quickly learned the basics of boxing. He trained under Manipur State Boxing Coach M. Narjit Singh at Khuman Lampak, Imphal. Kom kept his interest in boxing a secret from his father, himself a former wrestler, as he was concerned that boxing would hurt Kom's face and trouble his marriage. However, he came to know about it when Kom's picture appeared in a newspaper after winning the State Boxing Championship in 2000. Three years later, his father began to support Komm's activities in boxing, as he was convinced of his love and dedication to boxing.

Mary Kom Career:

  • 2001 - In the year 2001, Mary started her career at the international level. At this time his age was only 18 years. First, she participated in the AIBA Women's Boxing Championship, 48 kg weight category held in America and won the silver medal here. 
  • 2002 - In 2002, AIBA Women's Boxing Championship held in Turkey, I won the 45 kg weight category and won the gold medal. In the same year, Mary also won the gold medal in the 45 weight category in the 'Witch Cup' held in Hungary.
  • 2003 - Mary won the gold medal in the 46 kg weight category in the 'Asian Women's Boxing Championship' held in India in 2003. After this, Mary once again got the gold medal in the 'Women's Boxing World Cup' held in Norway.
  • 2005 - In 2005, Mary again got the gold medal in the 'Asian Women's Boxing Championship' 46 kg weight class held in Taiwan. In the same year, Mary also won the AIBA Women's Boxing Championship in Russia.
  • 2006 - In 2006, Mary won the gold medal by winning the 'Venus Women's Box Cup' held in Denmark and the AIBA Women's Boxing Championship held in India.
    • After marriage, Kom took a break from boxing. After she and Onler had their first two children, Kom began training again.
  • 2008 - Won silver medal in 'Asian Women's Boxing Championship' held in India. Along with this won the gold medal in AIBA Women's Boxing Championship China.
  • 2009 - In 2009, Mary won the gold medal in the 'Asian Indoor Games' held in Vietnam.
  • 2010 – In 2010, Kom won a gold medal at the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan. At the 2010 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Barbados, she won her fifth consecutive gold medal in the championship. After AIBA discontinued the use of the 46kg category, it competed in the 48kg category in Barbados. At the 2010 Asian Games, she competed in the 51 kg category and won a bronze medal. On 3 October 2010, she, along with Sanjay and Harshit Jain, had the honor of holding the Queen's Baton at the opening ceremony held at the stadium for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. However, she did not compete, as women's boxing was not included in the Commonwealth Games.
  • 2011 - Won the gold medal in the 'Asian Women's Cup' 48 kg weight class held in China in 2011.
  • 2012 - In the year 2012, 'Asian Women's Boxing Championship' held in Mongolia won the gold medal in 51 kg weight class. Mary got a lot of respect at the Olympics held in London this year, she was the first female boxer to qualify for the Olympics. Here Mary got the bronze medal in the 51 kg weight class. With this I was the third Indian woman, who got a medal in the Olympics.
  • 2014 – On 1 October 2014, she won her first gold medal in boxing at the 2014 Asian Games, held in Incheon, South Korea, defeating Zaina Shekarbekova of Kazakhstan in the flyweight (51 kg) summit clash.
  • 2017 – On 8 November 2017, she won an unprecedented fifth gold medal (48 kg) at the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Women's Boxing Championships held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
  • 2018 – Commonwealth Games where she earned Gold Medal of Pride in women's light flyweight 48 kg on 14 April 2018. On 24 November 2018, she created history by becoming the first woman to win 6 world championships, achieving this feat at the 10th AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, India.
  • 2019 – In October 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named her as the female representative of boxing's athlete ambassador group for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
    • Mary Kom Achievements
    YearPlaceWeightCompetition
    2001Silver48Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2002 Gold 45 Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2002 Gold 45 Witch Cup
    2003 Gold 46 Asian Women’s Championships
    2004 Gold 41 Women’s World Cup
    2005 Gold 46 Asian Women’s Championships
    2005 Gold 46 Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2006 Gold 46 Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2006 Gold 46 Venus Women’s Box Cup
    2008 Gold 46 Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2008 Silver 46 Asian Women’s Championships
    2009 Gold 46 Asian Indoor Games
    2010 Gold 48 Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships
    2010 Gold 46 Asian Women’s Championships
    2010 Bronze 51 Asian Games
    2011 Gold 48 Asian Women’s Cup
    2012 Gold 41 Asian Women’s Championships
    2012 Bronze 51 Summer Olympics
    2014 Gold 51 Asian Games
    2017 Gold 48 Asian Women’s Championships
    2018 Gold 45-48 Commonwealth Games

    Awards and Recognitions:

    Mary Kom set a new standard in amateur boxing without ever competing in professional boxing. In 2015, Kom became the first amateur to surpass several professional athletes in India in earnings, endorsements and awards. She is the first amateur athlete to win the Padma Bhushan.

    Achievements in National Competitions:

  • Gold in First National Women's Boxing Competition, 2001
  • The East Open Boxing Competition, Bengal, 2001
  • Second Senior World Women's Competition, New Delhi, 2001
  • 32nd National Games, Hyderabad
  • 3rd Senior World Women's Competition, Aizawl, 2003
  • 4th Senior World Women's Competition, Assam, 2004
  • Fifth Senior World Women's Championship, Kerala, 2004
  • 6th Senior World Women's Competition, Jamshedpur, 2005
  • 10th Senior World Women's Championship, Jamshedpur, 2009: Lost in quarterfinals

    • Awards and honors:

  • Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013
  • Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003
  • Padma Shri (Sports), 2010
  • Nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007
  • Limca Book of Records - People of the Year, 2007
  • CNN-IBN - Reliance Industries Real Heroes Award, 2008
  • Pepsi-MTV Youth Icon 2008
  • Address by 'Magnificent Mary' by All India Boxing Association (AIBA), 2008
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2009
  • Declared 'Women's Boxing Ambassador' by International Boxing Association, 2009
  • Sahara Sports Award: Sportswoman of the Year, 2010

    • For the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics:

  • ₹5 million (US$70,000) cash prize and two acres of land from the Manipur government.
  • ₹ 2.5 million (US$ 35,000) cash award from the Government of Rajasthan.
  • ₹2 million (US$28,000) cash award from the Government of Assam.
  • ₹1 million (US$14,000) cash award from the Government of Arunachal Pradesh.
  • ₹1 million (US$14,000) cash award from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India).
  • ₹4 million (US$56,000) cash award from North Eastern Council.
  • Titled 'Methoileima', Government of Manipur. (2018).

    • Super Fight League (SFL):

    The mixed martial arts reality show Super Fight League (SFL) appointed Mary as the show's brand ambassador, recognizing her achievements and popularity.

    Media and popular culture:

  • Her autobiography, Unbreakable, was co-authored by Dina Certo and published by HarperCollins in late 2013.
  • In 2014, Priyanka Chopra portrayed Kom in a Hindi-language biographical film about her life, Mary Kom. The film is directed by Omung Kumar and released on 5 September 2014.
  • The Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a children's book containing short stories about female models for children, includes an entry on Mary Kom.
  • Mary Kom is also involved in the 2016 documentary With This Ring, which follows the experiences of India's women's boxing team over the course of six years from 2006 - 2012.

    • Personal life:

    Marriage of Mary Kom Started in 2005 from onler.com. She met Onler in Delhi in 2001 when she was going to Punjab to participate in the National Games. The Com couple has 3 children.

    Social Life:

    Mary is also involved in issues of animal rights and protection. He has demanded a ban on the use of elephants in circuses. According to him animals are treated cruelly in circuses which should be stopped. She is associated with PETA, an organization related to animal protection and has strongly supported her campaign 'Compassionate Citizen'. He has urged the education ministers of all the states and union territories to include such lessons in the school curriculum.

    FAQ:

    Ans: Mary Kom
    Ans: Mangte Akham Kom - Mangte Tonpa Kom
    Ans: Kangthei, Manipuri, India
    Ans: Karung Onler Kom
    Ans : 24 November 1982
    Ans: 38 age till 2021
    Ans : 3
  • Prince Chungthanglen Kom
  • Khupneivar Kom
  • Rechungvar Kom
    • Ans: Manipur Imphal
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