Mary Kom

Mary Kom

Personal Information

Full Name Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom
Date of Birth March 1, 1983
Nationality Indian
Current Team(s)
Role Women's, 51kg
Family K Onler Kom (Husband)

Mary Kom News

MC Mary Kom and Farhan Akhtar named brand ambassadors for IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships
MC Mary Kom and Farhan Akhtar named brand ambassadors for IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships
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"I request Mission Olympic Cell not to consider me for TOPS extension"- Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom
CWG 2022: \
CWG 2022: "I was here for gold. This medal has set the tone needed for me to win more medals in boxing for India"-  48kg gold medalist Nitu Ghanghas 
Full list of athletes missing Commonwealth Games in 2022 - Neeraj Chopra, Manu Bhaker & more
Full list of athletes missing Commonwealth Games in 2022 - Neeraj Chopra, Manu Bhaker & more
Mary Kom: A Brief Biography
SportBoxer
Weight48 / 51 kg
StateManipur
DivisionFlyweight
Medal Record
2012 Olympic GamesBronze
2014 Asian GamesGold
2010 Asian GamesBronze
2017 Asian ChampionshipsGold
2019 World ChampionshipsBronze
2018 World ChampionshipsGold


Mary Kom- Early Life, Family & Background


Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom revered as Magnificient Mary or simply as Mary Kom, is a Manipurian boxer from India. Born to parents who earned their livelihood by working in jhum fileds, Mary grew up helping her parents in the fields, cutting woods, making charcoal, fishing and babysitting her siblings.


Mary Kom Biography


Mary showed promise in athletics from a very young age but lacked the support required to nourish the talent. Her first public victory in boxing came in the year 2000 when she won the Manipur state women\'s boxing championship. Her international debut was at the first AIBA Women\'s World Boxing Championship in the United States, where she won a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. She followed this with a gold medal in the 45 kg class at the second AIBA Women\'s World Boxing Championship in Turkey in 2002.


Mary Kom Achievements


In 2003, Kom took home another medal at the Asian Women\'s Boxing Championship in India, and was awarded the national Arjuna Award for outstanding sporting achievement. She won gold medals in three consecutive years (2004-2006) at separate international boxing events. Two years later she won the fourth successive gold medal at the AIBA Women\'s World Boxing Championship in China, followed by a fifth one at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.


In 2010, Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Women\'s Boxing Championship in Kazakhstan and her fifth consecutive gold at the AIBA championship. In 2012, she competed in the women\'s boxing event in the Summer Olympics, coming in third and garnering her first Olympic medal.


SportsPro has rated Mary Kom as the 38th most remarkable athlete in the world. In order to honour the boxer, the lane routing to Manipur Sports Village has been named as Mary Kom Road.

Last Modified May 6, 2023 20:14 IST