1. Purnima Mahato is an Indian archer and archery coach from Jamshedpur, India.
23 Facts About Purnima Mahato
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Purnima Mahato was a coach for the Indian national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and was selected to coach the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Purnima Mahato was awarded Dronacharya award from President of India for 2013 on 29 August 2013.
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Purnima Mahato was conferred with the Padma Shri 2024, India's fourth highest civilian award, for her work in the field of Sports.
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Purnima Mahato trained there before moving to a range at Burmamines, Jamshedpur when the one in Birsanagar closed.
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Purnima Mahato made it to the Indian national team in 1992, and moved to Delhi to train with the team.
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Purnima Mahato competed at the 1994 Asian Games but did not medal.
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At the 1999 Indian National Games, Dola Banerjee broke a national record Purnima Mahato had set two years earlier in the 30 metre archery event.
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Purnima Mahato has been a coach for Indian national teams at several events including the 2005 Senior World Outdoor Archery Championship at Spain, where her team earned a silver medal.
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Purnima Mahato coached the Indian side at the 2007 Senior Asian Archery Championship in China, where the men's team she coached finished first and the women's team she coached finished third.
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Purnima Mahato was an assistant coach for India at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Purnima Mahato coached the Indian side at the 2008 World Cup in Croatia, where her archers earned a silver medal and a bronze medal at the event.
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Purnima Mahato coached India at the 2009 World Youth Archery Championship.
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Purnima Mahato coached the three Indian archers at the 2010 Archery World Cup Grand.
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Purnima Mahato coached the Indian national team at the 2010 Asian Games, where her archers earned two bronze medals in the individual events.
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Purnima Mahato coached the Indian national team at the 2010 Commonwealth games, with her archers earning three gold and two bronze medals.
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Purnima Mahato got Ram Dayal Munda Award for BestCoach of the year from Government of Jharkhand on Olympic Day Run celebrations, 23 June 2012 at Ranchi.
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Purnima Mahato was selected to represent India at the 2012 Summer Olympics as the national team's coach.
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Purnima Mahato represented India at 2016 Summer Olympics as the national team's coach.
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Purnima Mahato was selected to represent India at 2024 Summer Olympics as coach of India Archery Team.
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Purnima Mahato was awarded Padma Shri from President of India for 2024 on 22 April 2024.
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Purnima Mahato was awarded Dronacharya award from President of India for 2013 on 29 August 2013.
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Purnima Mahato is the first woman of Jharkhand awarded with Prestigious Dronacharya Award.