Lourembam Brojeshori Devi (1 January 1981 – 21 July 2013) was an Indian judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1][2]

Brojeshori Devi was born on 1 January 1981. She was from Khagempalli Huidrom Leikai in Imphal West of Manipur. She was the daughter of Lourembam Manglem Singh and Lorembam Ongbi Taruni Devi.

Brojeshori had participated in 20 international and 16 national judo championships. She won three gold medals at the international level apart from one silver and three bronzes.[3] She had participated in the Women's Half-Lightweight category in the 2000 Olympic Games and reached the Semi-Finals against Liu Yuxiang of China.

Death

Brojeshori died on 21 July 2013 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India due to pregnancy complications.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lourembam Brojeshori Devi - first Olympian judoka from Manipur". Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Laurembam Brojeshori DEVI".
  3. ↑ "JudoInside - Brojeshori Devi Judoka".
  4. ↑ "Manipuri Olympian judoka Brojeshori Devi died of pregnancy complications | Other Sports - More | NDTVSports.com". sports.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Manipur mourn Olympian judoka Lourembam Brojeshori Devi's death Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, sports.ndtv.com; accessed 26 March 2016.


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