Sport Career
She won bronze medal in 2006 Doha Asian Games. Krishna Poonia threw the discus to 61.53, her personal best, in the second try and finished behind Aimin Sing of China (63.52) and Ma Xuenjun, also of China (62.43). Krishna Poonia had won gold medal in the 46th Open National athletics championships to nose ahead of favouritess Seema Antil and Harwant Kaur while registering a career-best 60.10 metres distance.
She contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but failed to reach the finals, after finishing 10th in the qualifiers with a throw of 58.23.
On 8 May 2012, she recorded her personal best throw of 64.76 meters in Hawaii, USA, which is the new national record.
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