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Krishna Poonia Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth5 May 1977

Age48 Years

BirthplaceAgroha, Hisar District, Haryana

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseVirendar Singh Poonia

FamilySon - Lakshyaraj

Krishna Poonia Biography

Krishna Poonia is an Indian athlete-turned-politician best known for her gold medal in discus at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. A Padma Shri and Arjuna Award

Early life and background
Krishna Poonia was born on 5 May 1977 in Agroha in the Hisar district of Haryana. Raised in a Jat family, she attended Kanodia Girls College in Jaipur where she earned a degree in sociology. It was during her college years—after limited sporting opportunities in her school and village—that she first picked up a discus and began competing in collegiate and state-level events.

Her family later arranged her marriage to Virendar Singh Poonia, a former national-level hammer thrower who would become her coach. The couple married in 2000 and have a son, Lakshyaraj, born in 2001. Virendar Poonia has been a consistent presence in her sporting life, serving both as coach and supporter.

Career
Poonia developed quickly after joining a national athletics camp in Patiala and went on to represent India at multiple major international competitions. She won a bronze medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games and claimed gold at the 46th Open National Athletics Championship that same period.

Her most notable achievement came at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she secured the gold medal in the women's discus throw. That victory made her the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in athletics and positioned her among the country’s most celebrated track-and-field competitors. In 2010 she also earned a bronze medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games.

Recognition for her performances followed quickly. Poonia was honored with the Arjuna Award in October 2010 and received the Padma Shri, one of India’s civilian honors, in 2011. She also holds the national record for the longest discus throw, with a mark of 64.76 meters recorded as of 2018.

Poonia represented India at three Olympic Games, further cementing her status as one of the country’s leading discus throwers. National and state governments also recognized her contributions with awards such as the Maharana Pratap Award from Rajasthan and the Bhim Award from Haryana.

Politics
In 2013 Krishna Poonia entered politics by joining the Indian National Congress. She contested the Sadulpur assembly seat in Rajasthan that same year but was defeated. She remained active in her constituency and secured victory from Sadulpur in the 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections.

The Congress party named her as its candidate for the 2019 general elections from the Jaipur Rural parliamentary constituency. In 2023 she again contested the Sadulpur seat in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections; the seat was won by the BSP candidate Manoj Kumar.

Public profile
Poonia’s sporting story is often described in terms of resilience: she began athletics later than many peers, developed rapidly under national coaching structures, and combined family life with a high-level international career. Her marriage to a former thrower who became her coach is a recurring element in profiles of her life, and she has credited her husband with being central to her success.

Her physical presence as an athlete has been noted publicly; sources list her height at 1.82 meters (5 feet 11 inches) and an approximate competitive weight of 80 kilograms. She has been associated with a disciplined athletic regimen and has been celebrated as a role model for young women in Indian sport.

Latest updates
As of the information available, Poonia’s competitive record includes the national discus throw record (64.76 meters, recorded by 2018) and three Olympic appearances. In politics, after joining the Indian National Congress in 2013 she lost the Sadulpur contest that year, won the same seat in 2018, was named a 2019 parliamentary candidate for Jaipur Rural, and contested Sadulpur again in the 2023 state elections, when the seat went to a BSP candidate.

Beyond athletics and electoral campaigns, public details list various awards and state honors that reflect both sporting achievements and civic recognition.

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Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Sadulpur)

Won the Sadulpur assembly seat in the 2018 Rajasthan elections; contested again in 2023 but lost to a BSP candidate.

2018-2023
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Career Highlights

  1. First Indian woman to win Commonwealth Games gold in athletics (2010)
  2. Bronze medalist at the 2006 Doha Asian Games
  3. Bronze medalist at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games
  4. Holder of the national discus record (64.76 m, as of 2018)
  5. Recipient of the Arjuna Award (2010) and Padma Shri (2011)
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