M C Mary Kom

Mary Kom speaking at the British High Commission in Delhi, 2011 Personal information Full name Nickname(s) Nationality Born Residence Height Weight Spouse(s) Sport Country Sport Coached by Medal record[hide] Competitor for India Women's boxing Summer Olympics Bronze 2012 London Flyweight (51kg) India Boxing (Rated at 46kg, 48kg, 51kg) M.Narjit Singh , Charles Atkinson Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom Magnificent Mary Indian 1 March 1983 (age 30) Kangathei, Manipur, India Imphal, Manipur, India 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) 51 kg (110 lb) K (Karung) Onkholer Kom

Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Asian Women's Boxing Championship Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Asian Games Bronze Indoor Asian Games Gold Asian Cup Womens Boxing Tournament Gold Witch Cup Gold 2002 Pcs Pinweight 2011 Haikou 48 kg 2009 Hanoi Pinweight 2010 Guangzhou Flyweight 2012 Ulaanbaatar 2010 Astana 2005 Kaohsiung 2003 Hissar 2008 Guwahati Flyweight Flyweight Pinweight Pinweight Pinweight 2010 Bridgetown 2008 Ningbo City 2006 New Delhi 2005 Podolsk 2002 Antalya 2001 Scranton 48 kg 46 kg 46 kg 46 kg 45 kg 45 kg

Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, (born 1 March 1983), also known as MC Mary Kom, Magnificent Mary or simply Mary Kom, is an Indian boxer belonging to Kom tribal community of north-eastern state of Manipur.[1] She is a five-time World Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.[2] She is the only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning the bronze

medal.[3] She has also been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World Women's Ranking Flyweight category[4] Mary Kom was born in Kangathei, in Churachanpur district of Manipur. Her parents, Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, worked in jhum fields.[5] She completed her primary education from Loktak Christian Model High School, Moirang, up to her class VI standard and attended St. Xavier Catholic School, Moirang, up to class VIII. She then moved to Adimjati High School, Imphal, for her schooling for class IX and X, but could not pass her exam. She did not want to reappear for her exams so she quit her school and gave her examination from NIOS, Imphal and graduation from Churachandpur College.[1] Although she had a keen interest in athletics from childhood, it was the success of Dingko Singh that inspired her to become a boxer in 2000. She started her training under the close eye of M. Narjit Singh, Manipur State Boxing Coach at Khuman Lampak,Imphal.[6] She is married to K Onler Kom and has twin sons, Rechungvar and Khupneivar.[7][8] In 2012, Sanjay Leela Bhansali confirmed that A Biopic movie will be made for Mary Kom starring Priyanka Chopra in lead role.[9] Movie is to be released somewhere around 2014.