Priyanka Goswami
Indian racewalker
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Priyanka Goswami (born 10 March 1996) is an Indian race walk athlete.[1][2] A two time Olympian, she represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where she finished 17th and the 2024 Paris Olympics where she finished 41st.[3][4] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she became the first Indian woman to win a medal in a race walk event, with a silver in the 10 km event.[5][6][7]
IndianGoswami in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | March 10, 1996 Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Employer | Indian Railways |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Race walk |
| Coached by | Ronald Weigel |
Medal record | |
Biography
Goswami practised gymnastics at school for a few months before switching to athletics. She was attracted to running because of the prize bags available to successful competitors.[8]
In February 2021, she won the Indian Racewalking Championship in the 20 km race, with a new Indian record of 1:28.45, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][9] She previously won the Indian Racewalking Championship in 2017.[1]
She works as an OS for Indian Railways.[8]
