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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Razia Sheikh<br />
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|51|2010}}<ref name="dob">{{cite web |last1=Pandya |first1=Hitarth |title=Old masters grab record medals at national championship |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/old-masters-grab-record-medals-at-national-championship/578358/ |website=The Indian Express |accessdate=9 October 2019 |date=11 February 2010}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| country = India<br />
| sport = [[Track and field]]<br />
| event = [[Javelin throw]]<br />
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| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Javelin throw]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{Medal|Competition|[[South Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{Medal|Gold|[[1987 South Asian Games|1987 Kolkata]]|Javelin throw}}<br />
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'''Razia Sheikh''' is an Indian former [[track and field]] athlete, who competed in [[javelin throw]]. She was the first Indian woman to cross the barrier of 50 metres, which she did at the [[1987 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tere |first1=Tushar |title=This former int'l athlete awaits call from CWG organizers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/This-former-intl-athlete-awaits-call-from-CWG-organizers/articleshow/6253514.cms |accessdate=9 October 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=3 August 2010 |language=en}}</ref> She represented India at two editions of the [[Asian Games]] ([[1982 Asian Games|1982 Delhi]] and [[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]]).<ref name="dob"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Sheikh broke the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] for a best throw by an Indian female javelin thrower when she broke [[Elizabeth Davenport]]'s 21-year-old record in 1986 with a throw of 47.70 metres at the Playmakers' athletics meet in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krishnan |first1=Ram Murali |title=Sriram celebrates 40 years of his historic record in 800m |url=http://www.indiansportsnews.com/pranaav-jerry-chopra/2-uncategorised/40270-sriram-celebrates-40-years-of-his-historic-record-in-800m |website=indiansportsnews.com |accessdate=9 October 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009035040/http://www.indiansportsnews.com/pranaav-jerry-chopra/2-uncategorised/40270-sriram-celebrates-40-years-of-his-historic-record-in-800m |archivedate=9 October 2019 |language=en-gb}}</ref><br />
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At the 1987 South Asian Games in [[Kolkata]], Sheikh threw 50.38 metres setting a new Games and national record bettering her mark of 47.80 metres. She won gold at the event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Dominate But... Bangladesh sprinters corner glory |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=24 November 1987 |page=16}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1950s births]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women javelin throwers]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games]]<br />
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