Full Name: Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte

Nick Name: Magnificent Mary

Occupation: Boxer

Date of Birthday: March 1, 1983

Birth Place: Kangathei, Manipur, India

Age: 34 Years

Nationality: Indian

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 1.58 M

Father's Name: Mangte Tonpa Kom

Mother's Name: Mangte Akham Kom

Marriage year: 2005

Husband Name: K (Karung) Onkholer Kom

Husband's Occupation: Footballer

Children's Name: Khupneivar Kom & Prince Chungthanglen Kom (Twins), Rechungvar Kom

Net Worth: $30.32 Million

Religion: Hinduism

Hobbies: Martial Arts, Watching TV, Travelling

Favourite Actress: Priyanka Chopara

Favourite Sports: Volleyball, Football, Wrestling, Athletics

Introduction

Mary Kom is a famous Boxer belonging to India and she has made the country proud with her praiseworthy achievements in her area of sports. She is the only woman boxer of India who has qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and also won Bronze medal for the country. It's so amazing to see her in the serene and peaceful state even after being a five time champion in boxing.

When she was born, she was called as Mangte Chungneijang but she changed her name as "Mary" when she embarked on the long journey of boxing world so that it could be easier to pronounce. She was born in a very young family and she started working in the farm at a very young age. While she was in school, she had keen interest in playing various sports including football, hockey and athletics. Vey surprisingly, she was not much interested in boxing at that time unlike other sports.

She was inspired to take up the sports only after she came to notice the success of the Manipuri boxer Dingko Singh, who, playing at Asian games in 1998 won a Gold medal. But it was very hard for her to take her interest further because the game was considered something that is fit only for the male lot of the society. No matter, what, she was not someone who will subjugate her dreams because of a mindset and she went to Imphal to take formal training for the same. And, it was her courage to go against a set of society rules that had made her icon among women not only in India but around the world. In addition to the success in sports, she is now also involved in humanitarian work of teaching boxing to the children of poor.

Childhood & Early Life

Mary Kom was born in the Manipur state of India in the place named as Kangathei. She was born to Mangte Tonpa Kom and Mangte Akham Kom who were labourers in a farm and belonged to the poor section of the society. Mangte Chungneijang was the name that her parents gave her when she was born but later on she changed it to Mary Kom for the ease of pronunciations. Mary was the eldest of all her siblings and she had the liability not only of going to the school but to look after her siblings. Also, she would work into the farms with her parents.

In the beginning she was admitted to Loktak Christian Model High School and there she completed her studies till class VI. After that she went to St. Xavier Catholic School and thereafter she left her studies before even completing schooling. The interest for sports was in her even during her school days but the fact is astonishing that she never used to play boxing.

After she got inspired by the win of boxer Dingko Singh in 1998 in the Asian games she went to Imphal to take training in boxing from the coach, M. Narjit Singh. She was very much passionate about the sports and she put hard work. She would even practice the game late at night when everyone else would leave.

Mary Kom Career

The first win in her career was at her first state level game, women's boxing championship in Manipur in 2000. Later on she came as winner of the Seventh East India Women's Boxing Championship held in West Bengal where she won gold. From the year 2000 to 2005, Mary Kom won five national championships in all. From the year 2010 to 2005, this profoundly prolific woman won AIBA world boxing championship three times.

Later on in 2008, she played in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in India and won a silver medal. In 2008 only she participated in the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in China and won a Gold medal which was her fourth Gold medal in succession. In 2009 she won a Gold medal in Vietnam in the Asian Indoor Games. In the preceding year in 2010, she won a gold medal in Kazakhstan. Then she went to Barbados and there she won Gold in AIBA women's World Boxing championship that was the fifth in her career.

In the year 2010, she participated in the 2010 Asian Games in 51 kg category and won a bronze medal. Later in magnolia, in 2012, she took part in the Asian Women's Boxing Championship in the 51 kg category again and won a gold medal.

Also in 2012 in Summer Olympic, boxing got featured as one of the sports for the first time and Mary succeeded in winning a bronze medal in the same. Again in 2014, in Incheon, South Korea in the Asian games, she won a gold medal in the Flyweight category.

Awards & Achievements

• She is best known for owing to her name, five Boxing Championships, and that has made her one of the best woman boxers of the world.
• In 2010 she was awarded with the fourth highest civilian awards of India, the Padma Shri for the contribution she has made to the Indian sports.
• Later in 2013, she was awarded with the third civilian award that is the Padma Bhushan for again for her tremendous contribution to the Indian sports.
• In 2013, her autobiography, "Unbreakable" was released by Harper Collins which has all the story of her struggles and how she rose from level zero to where she is today.
• A Movie named, "Mary Kom" has also been made which features Priyanka Chopra in the role of Mary Kom.

Some Interesting facts about Mary Kom

• She is a high school dropout. But later she had completed her schooling and graduation through other means.
• Dingko Singh, a Boxer who won in 1998 a Gold medal in the Asian games was the biggest inspiration of her life.
• She had to struggle and face a lot of opposition from her family for choosing boxing as a career.
• Mary Kom is the only female in India who has won a medal in Olympics and is she is the only woman to have won medals in six consecutive world championships.
• She is the first Indian woman to have won a Gold medal in the Asian games.
• Mary is also a supporter of animal rights and is associated with PETA which is an animal rights organization.