Shital Mahajan
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| Shital Mahajan | |
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| Born | 19 September 1982 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Sportsperson |
| Years active | since 2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Vaibhav Rane |
| Children | Two sons |
| Parent(s) | Kamalakar Mahajan Mamta Mahajan |
| Awards | Padma Shri Tensing Norgay Award Godavary Gaurav Puraskar Shiv Chatrapati Maharashtra State Sports Special Award Venutai Chavan Yuva Puraskar |
| Website | Official web site |
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Biography
I wanted to do something different. Many women players have
performed well in other sports, but none in para jumping. My achievement
will inspire other girls to take up the sport, says Shital Mahajan.[5]
Shital is married to Vaibhav Rane, a software engineer working in Finland. The solemnization of the marriage was performed on a hot air balloon, 600 feet above ground, on 19 April 2008,[12][10] a feat which has been recorded in the Limca Book of World Records. The couple has twin sons.[13]
Shital Mahajan is the founder of Phoenix Skydiving Academy, a skydiving training centre based in Pune.[14] The academy, established in 2012, provides training facilities for aspiring students and prepares students for skydiving competitions around the world.[15]
Achievements
Shital Mahajan is the first woman to perform a free fall jump over the South Pole, which was completed on 15 December 2006. She also became the first woman to perform successful jumps over the North and South Poles, without trials,[12] when she completed her jump over the South Pole.[9] The attempt also made her the youngest woman to achieve the feat at the age of 24.[16] The first Indian woman to perform a wing suit jump, Mahajan is a US certified A, B, C and D skydiver and trainer[1] and is the first Indian civilian woman diving coach.[6]Mahajan was a part of the team that created a world record as the first team to perform free fall parachute jump over Antarctica.[1] She has also led a team of 85 Indian skydivers to achieve a record for maximum tandem jumps in an hour, the jumps performed on 25 August 2014 at Spain.[1] Her jump from 13000 feet performed on 19 April 2009 is also a record for the height in women's category.[11] She is also credited with a free fall jump from a hot air ballon at 5800 feet[11] and a jump at 24000 feet.[9]
Awards and recognitions
Shital Mahajan was awarded Godavary Gaurav Puraskar in 2005.[7] The same year, she received the Shiv Chatrapati Maharashtra State Sports Special Award[10] which was followed by the Venutai Chavan Yuva Puraskar.[7] In 2004, after her successful jump over the North Pole in 2004, Mahajan was awarded the Tensing Norgay Award,[10][12] making her the first civilian to receive the award.[9] In 2001, Mahajan was included the list for Republic Day honours for the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[4]See also
References
- superwoman sets new record "Sakal Times" Check
|url=scheme (help). Sakal Times. 29 October 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
External links
- for a woman? It is nothing! "Interview" Check
|url=scheme (help). Sakal Times. 31 August 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2014. - "Skydiving performance". Video. YouTube. 13 April 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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