Pooja Shri Shetty
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born10 August 1990
Kaup, Udupi
Alma materCranfield University
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Sport
SportKarate
Weight class-61 Kg
EventKumite
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Karate
Open Karate Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 IstanbulKumite-61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Helsinki Kumite-61 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Burgkirchen German Kumite-61 kg

Pooja Shri Shetty (born 10 August 1990) is an Indian karateka and an Aerospace engineer competing in the kumite 61 kg division.

Early life

Pooja Shri Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking bunt family in Kaup, Udupi. She completed her schooling from Little Rock Indian School and graduated with Bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering from Amity University, Noida followed by a Master's degree in Aerospace Propulsion from Cranfield University, UK.[1]

Achievements

Pooja started training in karate from a tender age of 6. She has represented India in several WKF Karate Series A tournaments and International Championships. Her Tokyo Olympics 2020 standing is 181.[2]

Championship Venue Position
International Bosphorous Open Karate Championship Istanbul, Turkey Bronze[3]
Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" Istanbul, Turkey Participation
Helsinki Open Karate Championship Helsinki, Finland Bronze[4]
Serbian Open Karate Championship Serbia Participation
Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" Santiago, Chile Participation
Burgkirchen International Open Karate Championship Germany Silver

References

  1. "ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಓಪನ್ ಕರಾಟೆ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್'ಶಿಪ್: ಪೂಜಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ - BUNTS NEWS WORLD". www.buntsnews.com.
  2. "Tokyo 2020 Standings". setopen.sportdata.org.
  3. "set-online". www.sportdata.org.
  4. "set-online". www.sportdata.org.
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