J. J. Shobha

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{{short description|Indian athletics competitor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pashupathihaal, [[Dharwad]], [[Karnataka]], India
| height =
| weight =
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[Heptathlon]]
| coach =
| highestranking =
| pb = 6211 ([[New Delhi]] 2004)
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Afro-Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003 Hyderabad]]|Heptathlon}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2002 Asian Athletics Championships|2002 Colombo]]|Heptathlon}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2007 Asian Athletics Championships|2007 Amman]]|[[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]}}
| updated = 10 July 2013
}}

'''Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha''' (born 14 January 1978) is an [[India]]n professional [[track and field]] athlete from a village called Pashupathihaal near [[Dharwad]] in [[Karnataka]]. She currently resides in [[Secunderabad]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. She participated in the [[heptathlon]] and was the winner of the event at the inaugural [[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games in 2003]]. Her personal best of 6211 points, achieved in 2004 is a [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]].<ref>{{ cite sports-reference |title = J. J. Shobha |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/j-j-shobha-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/j-j-shobha-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 2020-04-18 |access-date = }}</ref>

She came into the news for her performance at the [[2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]], where she completed the seven-discipline heptathlon event despite being injured in the penultimate event of Javelin throw. She had to be carried off the field but she returned with a tightly strapped left ankle and finished 3rd in the final event (800 m) and 11th overall with 6172 points. She was awarded the [[Arjuna award]] for the year 2004 for her gritty performance.

A fully fit Shobha placed 29th in the heptathlon event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring 5749 points.<ref>[http://specials.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/24slide3.htm]</ref>

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{IND}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|[[2002 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Heptathlon
|5775 pts
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|Heptathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's heptathlon|5870 pts]]
|-
|2003
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]
|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|Heptathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#Heptathlon|5884 pts]]
|-
|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|11th
|Heptathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon|6172 pts]]
|-
|2006
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Heptathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's heptathlon|5662 pts]]
|-
|2007
|[[2007 Asian Championships in Athletics|Asian Championships]]
|[[Amman, Jordan]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Heptathlon
|[[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon|5356 pts]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|4th
|Pentathlon
|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Results#Pentathlon|3860 pts]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
|29th
|Heptathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon|5749 pts]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Indian female athletes]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Indian heptathletes]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:People from Dharwad district]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2008]]

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