Prabdeep Kaur Sanghera

Prabdeep Kaur Sanghera (born (1993-11-15)15 November 1993) is a Canadian female weightlifter, competing in the 75 kg category and representing Canada at international competitions.

Prabdeep Kaur Sanghera
2015 Western Canadian Championships
Personal information
Born (1993-11-15) 15 November 1993
Jalandhar, India
Years active2002 - present
Weight74.00 kg (163.14 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational / International team
Coached byMakhan Singh Sandhu
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Weightlifting
Sub Youth Pan American Championships
2006 United States of America58 kg
2007 Mexico63 kg
Pan American Championships
2012 Guatemala75 kg
Junior World Championships
2013 Peru75 kg
Junior & Senior Commonwealth Championships
2013 Malaysia75 kg
2013 Malaysia75kg

She has competed at world championships, including at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

She is also the first Indian female weightlifter to have qualified for the 2010 Youth Summer Olympic Games.

Biography

Prabdeep Sanghera was born in India and raised in Canada. She is the daughter of veteran weightlifter Harnek Sanghera from Talwan village, Jalandhar District, in the Indian state of Punjab. He was a renowned weightlifter in India, being a record-holder in his category for three years and winner of the gold medal in the South Asian Federation Games. Her younger sister, Snimerdeep Sanghera, is also an international weightlifter.

Her coach, Makhan Singh Sandhu, is from the Lions Weightlifting Club of Surrey, British Columbia. Makhan Sandhu himself is a former international Olympic level weightlifter. He served as the head coach of Punjab University, where he also lectured. He has produced many Olympic weightlifters under his guidance and coaching.

Prabdeep graduated from Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary. She also coaches athletes from her gym. Prabdeep currently competes in 75 kg weight class, lifting 101 kg snatch and 120 kg clean and jerk.

International achievements

Prabdeep made her entry in the Senior category by breaking all three provincial records at the 42nd Annual Sea Festival Weightlifting Competition (Open International Weightlifting Competition).

She finished her final year as a junior in 2013 by winning the silver medal in the Junior World Championships at Peru and then a gold medal at the Commonwealth Championship in November 2013 in Penang, Malaysia. In Snatch, she lifted 100 kg, which was 3 kg more than the existing record. In clean and jerk, the previous record established in 2007 was 115 kg, which Prabdeep broke by lifting 117 kg. Her total of 217 kg was also a new provincial record.

Year Place Weight Competition Location
2006 1st 58 kg Pan American Sub 15 Championships United States of America
2007 1st 63 kg Pan American Sub 15 Championships Mexico
2009 6th 69 kg 1st Youth World Championships Thailand
2010 5th 69 kg Youth Olympic Qualifications Event for Pan American Championships 2012 Peru
2010 11th +63 kg Summer Youth Olympics Singapore
2011 15th 75 kg Junior World Championships Malaysia
2012 8th 75 kg Junior World Championships Guatemala
2012 3rd in Snatch -overall 4th 75 kg Pan American Championships Guatemala
2013 2nd in Snatch - overall 6th 75 kg Junior World Championships Peru
2013 1st 75 kg Junior Commonwealth Championships Malaysia
2013 2nd 75 kg Senior Commonwealth Championships Malaysia
2014 11th in Snatch - overall 15th 75 kg World Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan
2015 5th 75 kg Pan American Games Toronto, Canada
2015 20th in Snatch -

overall -

 75 kg World Championships Houston
2016 6th 75 kg Pan American Championships Colombia
2016 4th 75 kg FISU World University Championships Mexico

National achievements

Prabdeep has won gold and silver in Junior Nationals, along with a Best Female Lifter trophy, two silver and one bronze in Senior Nationals.

Her achievements are as follows:

Junior National Championship:

-2006 – Silver

-2007 – Silver

-2008 – Gold

-2009 – Gold

-2010 – Silver

-2011 – Gold

-2012 – Gold and Best Female Lifter

-2013 – Gold

Senior National Championship:

-2009 – Silver

-2011 – Fourth place

-2012 – Bronze

-2013 – Silver

References
  1. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Prabdeep Kaur Sanghera". Iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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