Rani at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar
Personal information
Nationality
India
Born
(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 31) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
63 kg (139 lb) (2014)
Sport
Sport
Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Team
India
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
63.24 meters (2021) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing India
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou
Javelin
2014 Incheon
Javelin
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham
Javelin
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar
Javelin
2019 Doha
Javelin
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati
Javelin
Annu Rani Dharayan (born 28 August 1992) is an Indian javelin thrower from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, supported by OGQ. She was the first Indian to reach the finals of the women's javelin throw event in the World Athletics Championships, Doha, 2019.[1] Annu had qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics through world rankings after missing out on the Olympic Qualification mark. Her career best effort is 63.24m which helped her win the gold in the National Interstate Athletic Championship, Patiala, 2021.[2]In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Annu Rani scripted history as she became the first Indian female javelin thrower to win a medal, a bronze.[3] She is the first Indian Javelin thrower to win a Gold medal in Asian games 2023 at Hangzhou.
^"Annu Rani qualifies for javelin throw finals with national record effort". India Today. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^"Tokyo 2020: India's women Javelin thrower Annu Rani secures Olympics quota through world rankings". India Today. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^"CWG 2022: Annu Rani wins bronze, becomes first Indian female javelin thrower to win medal". The_Hindu. 7 August 2022.
AnnuRani Dharayan (born 28 August 1992) is an Indian javelin thrower from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, supported by OGQ. She was the first Indian to reach...
Retrieved 2 June 2017. "AnnuRani Betters Own Javelin National Record, Still Misses Olympics Mark". Retrieved 16 March 2021. "AnnuRani throws 63.82m, betters...
Bangalore, which was the national record until 2014, when it was beaten by AnnuRani. Gurmeet Kaur represented the country at javelin meets internationally...
Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Shaili Singh Long jump 6.40 24 Did not advance AnnuRani Javelin throw 57.05 19 Did not advance...
Kumar Yadav (men's super heavyweight) and reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani (women's middleweight), London 2012 bronze medalist and six-time world champion...
Ankita Bhakat Sukhmani Babrekar Vikas Gowda K. T. Irfan Sandeep Kumar AnnuRani Saina Nehwal (bronze in 2012) P V Sindhu (silver in 2016 and bronze in...
800 m and 4 × 400 m relay gold, Saraswati Saha won the 200 m, and Sunita Rani set the current Asian Games record in the 1500 metres. Bahadur Singh Sagoo...
leap . First Post (2021-03-16). Retrieved 2021-04-02. Federation Cup: AnnuRani betters own javelin national record, but misses Olympics mark . First...
Kelsey-Lee Barber Australia 64.34 m Mackenzie Little Australia 64.27 m PB AnnuRani India 60.00 m Heptathlon details Katarina Johnson-Thompson England 6377...
Apostolos Parellis Cyprus 66.32 NR 30 September 2019 Women Javelin throw AnnuRani India 62.43 NR 30 September 2019 Women 200 meters Aminatou Seyni Niger...
Watanabe Japan 63.54 m Javelin throw details Lü Huihui China 65.83 m CR AnnuRani India 60.22 m Natta Nachan Thailand 56.01 m PB Heptathlon details Yekaterina...
September. Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Rani Rampal was named as the flag bearer for the closing ceremony. India bettered...
Juan (CHN) Li Lingwei (CHN) 2014 Incheon Zhang Li (CHN) Li Lingwei (CHN) AnnuRani (IND) 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Liu Shiying (CHN) Lü Huihui (CHN) Gim...
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