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That was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal in Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. As of the 2008 Games, she is the only Indian women to win a medal at the Olympics.

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The first woman athlete representing India to win a medal at the Olympics was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal in light heavyweight class weightlifting at the 2000 Games in Sydney.

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