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'''Deanna Syme Tewari''' (1939 – 28 March 2024) was an Indian athlete from [[Bangalore]] in 1950s and early 1960s. She was the torch bearer for India in the [[1982 Asian Games]] in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thyagarajan |first=Roshan |title=Deanna Syme Tewari: Athlete, teacher, coach, legend |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/deanna-syme-tewari-athlete-teacher-coach-legend-2959483 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=The Hindu Archives |date=1963-05-22 |title=Image ID: 158048548 |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=158048548 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.thehinduimages.com}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Syme was born to Phyllis Syme and Cyril Syme in [[Bengaluru|Bangalore]]. Both her parents were sprinters and she also took to sports as many of her family members were into sports. Her aunt Marjorie Suares took part in the [[1951 Asian Games]] at Delhi and her uncle Arthur Suares was into boxing at the National level. She did her schooling at [[St. John's High School, Bangalore|St. John's high school]] and St. Francis Xavier high school in Cleveland Town. Later, she did her college at [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore|Mount Carmel College]]. She taught history in [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata) and returned to Bangalore and became a teacher at Sophia girls' high school. She then moved to Dubai in 1993 where she continued to teach English and was recognized for her dedication.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
She started taking part in long jump during her school days and played the inter-university tournament in 1956 when she was in Mount Carmel College. She represented the [[Mysore State|Mysore state]] and won the long jump gold at the National Athletics Championship at Bangalore in 1957 beating her aunt Marjorie's record.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-01 |title=Former Asiad star Deanna Syme Tewari passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/former-asiad-star-deanna-syme-tewari-passes-away/article68017126.ece |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Her aunt also captained the Mysore state in hockey and basketball.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-02 |title=Former long jump champ Deanna passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-long-jump-champ-deanna-passes-away/articleshow/108955941.cms |access-date=2024-04-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She went on to create a National record the next year at the 1958 National Games at Cuttack which stood for a long time till Reeth Abraham broke it. In 1962, she represented India at the [[1962 Asian Games|Asian Games in Jakarta]] and reached the semifinals in 800m.<ref name=":0" /> She was the torch bearer at 1982 games at home.<ref name=":0" /> In 1964, she was selected for a tour of West Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland along with Milkha Singh and Gurbachan Singh Randhawa.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Her funeral was held at Ascension Church, Bengaluru.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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