Garima Chaudhary
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1990 Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||
| Coached by | JG Sharma, AC Saxena | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 370 | |||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 43383 | |||||||||||
| Updated on 10 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
Garima Chaudhary (born 2 April 1990) is an Indian judoka. She was India's sole judoka at the 2012 London Olympics, competing in the Women's (63 kg) category.[1][2]
Born to parents hailing from a middle class family, Chaudhary was inclined to sports during her childhood. She was good at sports such as kabaddi, athletics and cricket. While the father of Chaudhary remained concerned about her education, her mother continued to encourage her interest in sports. She represented her native state of Uttar Pradesh initially. Due to lack of suitable support from the state's sports association, she began representing Haryana in national-level competitions.[3]
Since 2004, Chaudhary has been training with Jiwan Sharma and Divya Sharma at Patiala-based National Institute of Sports. Due to lack of proper facilities, she had to practice with boys. Chaudhury found this to be a good way to train.[3] Sharma says that attributes such as self-belief, hard work and a winning attitude are Chaudhary's strengths.[4]
