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Mary Kom Boxer Biography
Mary Kom was born on 24 November 1982 in the village of Kangathei in the Moirang Lamkhai district of rural Manipur, India. She was born into a poor Kom family. Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom, her parents, were tenant farmers who worked in the jhum fields. Chungneijang was her name. Kom grew up in a low-income household, assisting her parents with farm labor, attending school, and originally participating in athletics and later boxing simultaneously. Kom’s father used to be a competitive wrestler. She is the oldest of three siblings, with a younger sister and a brother. She comes from a family of Christian Baptists.
Mary Kom attended the Loktak Christian Model High School in Moirang until she was in sixth grade, then transferred to St. Xavier Catholic School in Moirang until she was in eighth grade. During this period, she developed a strong interest in athletics, particularly the javelin and the 400-meter dash. Dingko Singh, a fellow Manipuri, returned from the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games with a gold medal at this point. Many young people in Manipur were motivated to attempt boxing as a result of this, and Kom was one of them.
Kom proceeded to Adimjati High School in Imphal after grade VIII but was unable to pass the matriculation exam. She dropped out of school because she didn’t want to retake the exams, so she took them at NIOS in Imphal and graduated from Churachandpur College.
Kom competed in a variety of sports throughout school, including volleyball, football, and athletics. Dingko Singh’s achievement influenced her decision to transition from athletics to boxing in 2000. In Imphal, she began her training with her first coach, K. Kosana Meitei. She decided to leave her birthplace at the age of 15 to attend the Sports Academy in Imphal, the state capital. Meitei described her as a devoted, industrious girl with strong willpower who rapidly took up the basics of boxing in an interview with the BBC. She then trained at Khuman Lampak, Imphal, under Manipur State Boxing Coach M. Narjit Singh. Kom kept her interest in boxing hidden from her father, an ex-wrestler, who was concerned that it would harm Kom’s face and jeopardize her marital prospects. Kom’s photo emerged in a newspaper when she won the state boxing championship in 2000, and he found out about it. After three years, her father began to support Kom’s boxing ambitions as he became convinced of her love for the sport.
Mary Kom Personal Details
Mary Kom is 38 years old as of 2021, having been born on 24 November 1982. She was born and raised in Village Kangathei, Manipur, India. Pisces is her zodiac sign.
| Full Name | Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte |
| Date of Birth | 24 November 1982 |
| Age | 38 Years |
| Birth Place | Village Kangathei, Manipur, India |
| Profession | Rising Boxer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Village Kangathei, Manipur, India |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Education Qualification | Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kaziranga University, Assam |
| Married Status | Married |
Mary Kom Physical Stats
Mary Kom‘s height is 5,3″ Feet tall and weighs nearly 50 kg, and got black eyes and brown hair.
| Height (approx) | 5’ 3” |
| Weight (approx) | 50 kg |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
Mary Kom Family
Mary Kom is a 37-year-old Indian Rising Boxer who was born on 24 November 1982, in Village Kangathei, Manipur, India.
| Father Name | Mangte Tonpa Kom |
| Mother Name | Mangte Akham Kom |
| Siblings | Chung, Nei, Jang |
| Husband | Karung Onkholer Kom |
| Marriage Status | Married |
Mary Kom career
Kom took a break from boxing after her marriage. Kom resumed her training after she and Onler had their first two children. She won a silver medal in the 2008 Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in India and a fourth consecutive gold medal at the 2008 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in China, before winning gold at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam.
Kom won gold medals at the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan in 2010 and the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Barbados in 2010, making her fifth consecutive gold medal at the event. After AIBA discontinued the 46 kg weight class, she participated in Barbados in the 48 kg weight category. She won a bronze medal in the 51 kg category at the 2010 Asian Games. In 2011, she won gold in the 48 kg class at the Asian Women’s Cup in China.
She got the honor of carrying the Queen’s Baton in the opening ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi on 3 October 2010, alongside Sanjay and Harshit Jain. Women’s boxing was not included in the Commonwealth Games, hence she did not compete. She won her first gold medal in boxing at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on October 1, 2014, when she defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova in the flyweight (51 kg) summit match.
She won a record fifth gold medal (48 kg) in the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) women’s boxing championships in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, on November 8, 2017. The Commonwealth Games were the only major international event in which she had not won a medal, as her category of Light flyweight was never included in the games until the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where she elegantly won the gold medal in the women’s light flyweight 48 kg on 14 April 2018.
She made history on November 24, 2018, when she became the first woman to win six World Championships at the 10th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India. She was designated a female representative of boxing’s athlete ambassadors group for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October 2019. Kom will compete in the forthcoming Boxam International competition in March 2021, which will be hosted in Spain.
Achievements
| Year | Place | Weight | Competition |
| 2001 | Silver | 48 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2002 | Gold | 45 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2002 | Gold | 45 | Witch Cup |
| 2003 | Gold | 46 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2004 | Gold | 41 | Women’s World Cup |
| 2005 | Gold | 46 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2005 | Gold | 46 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2006 | Gold | 46 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2006 | Gold | 46 | Venus Women’s Box Cup |
| 2008 | Gold | 46 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2008 | Silver | 46 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2009 | Gold | 46 | Asian Indoor Games |
| 2010 | Gold | 48 | Women’s World Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2010 | Gold | 46 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2010 | Bronze | 51 | Asian Games |
| 2011 | Gold | 48 | Asian Women’s Cup |
| 2012 | Gold | 41 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2012 | Bronze | 51 | Summer Olympics |
| 2014 | Gold | 51 | Asian Games |
| 2017 | Gold | 48 | Asian Women’s Championships |
| 2018 | Gold | 45-48 | Commonwealth Games |
- The International Boxing Association (AIBA) awarded Mary Kom with the first AIBA Legends awards for “promising boxing career.”
- The International Boxing Association (AIBA) announced Mary Kom as the brand ambassador for the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.
- Padma Bhushan (Sports), 2013
- Arjuna Award (Boxing), 2003
- Padma Shri (Sports), 2006
- Contender for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2007
- People of the Year- Limca Book of Records, 2007
- CNN-IBN & Reliance Industries’ Real Heroes Award 14.4. 2008 Mon
- Pepsi MTV Youth Icon 2008
- ‘Magnificent Mary’, AIBA 2008
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2009
- International Boxing Association Ambassador for Women’s Boxing 2009
- Sportswoman of the year 2010, Sahara Sports Award
Olympics Performance
Kom, who had previously competed in the 46 and 48 kg weight divisions, moved to the 51 kg division after the International Boxing Federation decided to limit women’s boxing to only three weight divisions, eliminating the lower weight classes.
Kom competed in the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championship not only for the title but also for a spot in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was the first time women’s boxing has been included as an Olympic sport. Nicola Adams of the United Kingdom defeated her in the 51 kg semi-finals, but she still managed to win a bronze medal. She was the only Indian woman to qualify for a boxing event, with Laishram Sarita Devi narrowly missing a place in the 60 kg class.
Kom traveled to London with her mum. Kom’s coach, Charles Atkinson, was unable to accompany her to the Olympic Village because he lacked the required International Boxing Association (AIBA) 3 Star Certification. On her way to the Asian Women’s Boxing Championships selection camp in Bangkok, Thailand, she had all of her bags and passport stolen. Kom defeated Karolina Michalczuk of Poland 19–14 in the opening Olympic round on August 5, 2012, in the third women’s boxing bout ever fought at the Olympics. The following day, she defeated Tunisian Maroua Rahali 15–6 in the quarter-finals. On August 8, 2012, she faced Nicola Adams of the United Kingdom in the semi-finals and lost by a score of 6 to 11. She finished third in the tournament, though, and was awarded an Olympic bronze medal. The Manipur government honored her with Rs 50 lakhs and two acres of land during a cabinet meeting on August 9, 2012. Though keen on representing India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kom was not able to qualify for the event.
Mary Kom Net Worth
According to a source, Mary Kom’s post-Olympic earnings were anticipated to be around Rs 3.32 crores, with the state governments of Manipur and Rajasthan each providing Rs 50 lakhs for the Olympic bronze medalist. Her main sources of revenue were tournament winnings and brand endorsements. According to DNA, she was paid Rs 25 lakhs for the 2014 biopic ‘Mary Kom,’ which starred Priyanka Chopra.
Recently, Kom was named as the brand ambassador for BSNL for two years.
Mary Kom Social Media
| Mary Kom Instagram | mcmary.kom |
| Mary Kom Facebook | MCMaryKomofficial |
| Wikipedia | Mary_Kom |
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
| Q: Is Mary Kom Age? |
| A: She is 37 Year Old. |
| Q: Where is Mary Kom born? |
| A: Village Kangathei, Manipur, India. |
| Q: What is the height of Mary Kom? |
| A: 5 Feet 3 Inches. |
