Priyanka Goswami (Indian Indian Athlete) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Athlete
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	10/03/1996
Age	30 years
Birthplace	Mujaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Latest News about Priyanka Goswami

22/03/2025

At the Austrian Racewalking Championship in Innsbruck, Priyanka Goswami won gold in the women’s 10km race walk with a time of 47:54. The result added another international title to her record and showed continued form in race walking competitions.

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Physical Stats & More

Height	164 cm
Weight	56 kg
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Natural Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Arts graduate

Personal Life

School	Kanohar Lal Girls School
College/University	B K Maheshwari Inter-college, Meerut
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Hobbies	Clicking her photographs

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried

Family

Father	Madanpal Goswami (bus conductor)
Mother	Anita Goswami (housewife)
Siblings	Kapil Goswami

Career

Coach/Mentor	Gaurav Tyagi Gurmeet Singh
Event	20 Kilometer race walk
Records	National record holder in 20km race walk event with a time of 1:28:45 (13/02/2021, Ranchi) National record holder in 35km race walk event with a time of 2:56:34 (22/03/2025, Dudinska 50)
Awards	Rani Laxmi Bai award from the UP government on 24 January 2021 Silver medal in 10,000m race walk at 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham (first Indian woman to medal in race walk) Silver medal in 20km race walk at 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, Bangkok Gold medal in women’s 10km race walk at 2025 Austrian Racewalking Championship, Innsbruck (47:54) Arjuna Award (2022)

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/priyanka___goswami/

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Priyanka Goswami made history as the first Indian woman to claim a medal in race walk at the Commonwealth Games.
2. She secured the silver medal in the 10,000m event.
3. Her younger brother transitioned from being a state-level boxer to working in the private sector.
4. In 2015, Priyanka began her training at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru.
5. By March 2018, she landed a job as a clerk at the Indian Railways under the sports quota.
6. Priyanka holds a deep devotion to Lord Krishna and carries an idol of Him to every competition.
7. She has a passion for nail art and decorates her nails with the flags of countries she competes in.
8. She represented India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (17th place) and 2024 Paris Olympics (41st place).
9. She initially practiced gymnastics in school before switching to athletics, motivated by prize bags for race winners.
10. She won bronze in the 20km race walk at the 2021 Summer World University Games.

Priyanka Goswami Indian Athlete Indian Mujaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh