Lourembam Brojeshori Devi

Background

Brojeshori Devi was born on 1 January 1981.

Career

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 had participated in the Women"s Half-Lightweight category in the 2000 Olympic Games and reached the Semi-Finals against Liu Yuxiang of China.

Brojeshori died on 21 July 2013 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Achievements

• She won three gold medals at the international level apart from one silver and three bronzes.