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Annu Rani

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Annu Rani Dharayan (born 28 August 1992) is an Indian javelin thrower. She is a two-time Olympian and an Asian Games gold medallist, and is regarded as the flag bearer for India in women's javelin throw. She became the first Indian woman to reach the javelin throw final at the World Championships in 2019. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in javelin throw, clinching the bronze. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Annu Rani is the 7,693rd most popular athlete (down from 6,781st in 2024), the 1,819th most popular biography from India (down from 1,695th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Annu Rani ranks 7,693 out of 6,025. Before her are Li Xueying, Tonje Angelsen, Lü Yang, Viktoriya Tkachuk, Ed McKeever, and Wassim Ben Tara. After her are Chatchai-decha Butdee, Robert Lücken, Gelete Burka, Matt Schnobrich, Ofelia Malinov, and Chaunté Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Annu Rani ranks 1,391. Before her are Thomas Goyard, Colin Killoran, Joey Meneses, Lee Hye-jin, Liu Jiayu, and Guusje Steenhuis. After her are Hayato Nakama, Matthias Zimmermann, Dinah Pfizenmaier, Koki Takenaka, Joakim Nordström, and Emilia Pikkarainen.

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In India

Among people born in India, Annu Rani ranks 1,819 out of 1,861. Before her are Gayatri Joshi (1974), Vaishnavi Macdonald (1974), Meera Chopra (1983), Lalita Babar (1989), Sandali Sinha (1973), and Kunal Ganjawala (1972). After her are Yusuf Pathan (1982), Kavita Krishnan (null), Ashwini Ponnappa (1989), Alka Lamba (1975), Tanushree Dutta (1984), and Bhama Kurup (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Annu Rani ranks 42. Before her are Kavita Tungar (1985), Atanu Das (1992), K. M. Beenamol (1975), Hima Das (2000), Tejaswini Sawant (1980), and Lalita Babar (1989). After her are Devendra Jhajharia (1981), Rahi Sarnobat (1990), Vikas Gowda (1983), Manpreet Singh (1992), Sandeep Kumar (1986), and Shiva Keshavan (1981).

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