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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Reeth hails from Mysore and took to sport at the age of 12.<ref name="thehindu">>{{cite web \| url=http://vashtimagazine.com/clean-sports-in-india/ \| title=Clean Sports In India \| publisher=Vashti Magazine \| accessdate=9 November 2014 \| author=Shenoy, Archana}}</ref> She studied at Christ the King Convent, [[Mysore]] which encourage sports immensely. She was a [[kho kho]], [[basketball]] and [[throw ball]] player in addition to athletics at the university or state level.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917013532/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=17 September 2003 \| title=A reverie with Reeth \| date=6 March 2003 \| accessdate=9 November 2014 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Ashok, Kalyan}}</ref> She subsequently decided to focus on [[athletics (sport)\|athletics]]. She studied at Maharani college in Bangalore. She has four sisters who too were prolific sportspersons and have represented their respective universities, state and country in various sports fields.		Reeth hails from Mysore and took to sport at the age of 12.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web \| url=http://vashtimagazine.com/clean-sports-in-india/ \| title=Clean Sports In India \| publisher=Vashti Magazine \| accessdate=9 November 2014 \| author=Shenoy, Archana}}</ref> She studied at Christ the King Convent, [[Mysore]] which encourage sports immensely. She was a [[kho kho]], [[basketball]] and [[throw ball]] player in addition to athletics at the university or state level.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917013532/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=17 September 2003 \| title=A reverie with Reeth \| date=6 March 2003 \| accessdate=9 November 2014 \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| author=Ashok, Kalyan}}</ref> She subsequently decided to focus on [[athletics (sport)\|athletics]]. She studied at Maharani college in Bangalore. She has four sisters who too were prolific sportspersons and have represented their respective universities, state and country in various sports fields.

	She has two children Shilka and Shamir.		She has two children Shilka and Shamir.
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	Reeth is still an active athlete and competes regularly in the [[World Masters Athletics Championships]] meant for athletes over 35 years. She has participated and won medals in the World Masters events in 2003 ([[Carolina, Puerto Rico]]), 2011 ([[Sacramento, California\|Sacramento]], United States) and 2013 ([[Porto Alegre]], Brazil) in various events.		Reeth is still an active athlete and competes regularly in the [[World Masters Athletics Championships]] meant for athletes over 35 years. She has participated and won medals in the World Masters events in 2003 ([[Carolina, Puerto Rico]]), 2011 ([[Sacramento, California\|Sacramento]], United States) and 2013 ([[Porto Alegre]], Brazil) in various events.

	In 2003, at Carolina, Puerto Rico she won the bronze medal in the Long Jump in the W40 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/puertorico2003format.html \| title=World Masters Athletics Championships 2003, Carolina \| publisher=Mastershistory.org \| accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2011, at Sacramento, Reeth won the silver medal for Long jump and the silver medal for Triple jump in the W45 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm \| title=World Masters Athletics 2011, Sacramento \| publisher=World Masters Athletics \| accessdate=8 November 2014 \| url-status=dead \| archiveurl=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6PvPIlU63?url=~~http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm \| archivedate=~~29 May 2014~~ \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2011, at Port Alegre, she won the bronze medal for Long jump in the W50 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/porto_alegre/WMA2013-Womens-Results.pdf \| title=World Masters Athletics 2013, Port Alegre \| publisher=World Masters Athletics \| accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>		In 2003, at Carolina, Puerto Rico she won the bronze medal in the Long Jump in the W40 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/puertorico2003format.html \| title=World Masters Athletics Championships 2003, Carolina \| publisher=Mastershistory.org \| accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2011, at Sacramento, Reeth won the silver medal for Long jump and the silver medal for Triple jump in the W45 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm \| title=World Masters Athletics 2011, Sacramento \| publisher=World Masters Athletics \| accessdate=8 November 2014 \| url-status=dead \| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207031852/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm \| archivedate=7 December 2013 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2011, at Port Alegre, she won the bronze medal for Long jump in the W50 category.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/porto_alegre/WMA2013-Womens-Results.pdf \| title=World Masters Athletics 2013, Port Alegre \| publisher=World Masters Athletics \| accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>

	===Other activities===		===Other activities===

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| caption = Abraham in [[Bengaluru]] at a 10k run
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| known_for = [[Arjuna Award]] & co-founding Clean Sports India.
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'''Reeth Abraham''' is an athlete from [[Bengaluru]], India and former Asian medalist in [[long jump]]<ref name="http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/reeth-abraham-67422">{{cite news| title=Reeth Abraham at IAAF page | publisher=IAAF}}</ref> and [[100 meters hurdles]] and the former national champion in [[heptathlon]]. She won the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1997 <ref name="awa">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98aug30/sports.htm|work=Online Edition of The Tribune, dated 1998-08-30|title=President honours sportspersons|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref> and the [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava Award]] in 1983. Reeth had a long athletic career spanning over 15 years (1976–1992). At the national level championships, she won 16 Gold and 11 Silver medals.

Reeth is an active athlete and competes regularly in the [[World Masters Athletics Championships|World Masters events]] and won medals. She is the current World and Asian Masters Champion in Triple Jump in her age category. She is the joint convenor of Clean Sports India. She is very active in promoting fitness among people and active lifestyles. She actively promotes various running events and Marathons in India. She has been the Brand Ambassador of Bengaluru's only Marathon - Shriram Properties Bengaluru Marathon since 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nebsports.in/}}</ref> She is the Director of NEB Sports Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

==Personal life==
Reeth hails from Mysore and took to sport at the age of 12.<ref name="thehindu">>{{cite web | url=http://vashtimagazine.com/clean-sports-in-india/ | title=Clean Sports In India | publisher=Vashti Magazine | accessdate=9 November 2014 | author=Shenoy, Archana}}</ref> She studied at Christ the King Convent, [[Mysore]] which encourage sports immensely. She was a [[kho kho]], [[basketball]] and [[throw ball]] player in addition to athletics at the university or state level.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030917013532/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030601250400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 September 2003 | title=A reverie with Reeth | date=6 March 2003 | accessdate=9 November 2014 | work=[[The Hindu]] | author=Ashok, Kalyan}}</ref> She subsequently decided to focus on [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]. She studied at Maharani college in Bangalore. She has four sisters who too were prolific sportspersons and have represented their respective universities, state and country in various sports fields.

She has two children Shilka and Shamir.

==Career==

{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport | Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{ MedalGold |[[1989 South Asian Games|1989 Islamabad]]|100 Metres Hurdles}}
{{ MedalGold |[[1989 South Asian Games|1989 Islamabad]]|Long Jump}}
{{ MedalGold |[[1991 South Asian Games|1991 Colombo]]|Long Jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Masters Athletics Championships]]}}
{{ MedalGold |[[World Masters Athletics Championships|2013 Porto Alegre]]|W50 Triple Jump}}
{{ MedalSilver |[[World Masters Athletics Championships|2011 Sacramento]]|W45 Long Jump}}
{{ MedalSilver |[[World Masters Athletics Championships|2011 Sacramento]]|W45 Triple Jump}}
{{ MedalBronze |[[World Masters Athletics Championships|2003 Carolina]]|W40 Long Jump}}
{{ MedalBronze |[[World Masters Athletics Championships|2013 Porto Alegre]]|W50 Long Jump}}
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During the course of her long athletic career spanning over 15 years (1976–1992), Reeth represented [[Karnataka]] State and India on a number of occasions, setting records along the way. All her achievements were the result of her dedication, application and sense of discipline.

===National events===
At national level championships, Reeth in all won 16 Gold and 11 Silver medals. In the National games, she won the numerous medals in the [[heptathlon]] from 1983{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} to 1987 (except the year 1985).{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} She took to 100 meters hurdles and long jump after 1988 and went on to excel in them too at the national level. She holds to her credit of being a national champion in three events namely heptathlon, [[100 meters hurdles]] and long jump and achieving national records in the long jump and heptathlon.

Her best achievement was as a mother when she won a national championship within 10 months of giving birth.

[[File:Reeth and Beedu.jpg|thumb|Reeth Abraham with her coach Beedu.]]
[[File:Reeth Abraham with Raj.jpg|thumb|Reeth Abraham with Raj Vadgama in Bengaluru.]]

===International events===
At International level, she brought accolades to India by winning a number of international medals. She participated in two [[Asian Games]], three [[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Track & Field Championships]] and two [[South Asian Games]]. In all, she won 3 Gold and 1 Silver at the South Asian Games in [[1989 South Asian Games|1989]] ([[Islamabad]]) and [[1991 South Asian Games|1991]] ([[Colombo]]) in long jump and 100 meter hurdles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/safg.htm | title=South Asian (Federation) games | publisher=GBR Athletics | accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> She also held the South Asian games record in long jump.

She is also the first Indian mother to break a national record and the South Asian Games record. She also holds to her credit being the first Asian woman to win an Asian medal in an Individual event as a mother.

===Masters events===

Reeth is still an active athlete and competes regularly in the [[World Masters Athletics Championships]] meant for athletes over 35 years. She has participated and won medals in the World Masters events in 2003 ([[Carolina, Puerto Rico]]), 2011 ([[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], United States) and 2013 ([[Porto Alegre]], Brazil) in various events.

In 2003, at Carolina, Puerto Rico she won the bronze medal in the Long Jump in the W40 category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mastershistory.org/International-Results/puertorico2003format.html | title=World Masters Athletics Championships 2003, Carolina | publisher=Mastershistory.org | accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> In 2011, at Sacramento, Reeth won the silver medal for Long jump and the silver medal for Triple jump in the W45 category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm | title=World Masters Athletics 2011, Sacramento | publisher=World Masters Athletics | accessdate=8 November 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6PvPIlU63?url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/sacramento/women.htm | archivedate=29 May 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In 2011, at Port Alegre, she won the bronze medal for Long jump in the W50 category.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/files/results/porto_alegre/WMA2013-Womens-Results.pdf | title=World Masters Athletics 2013, Port Alegre | publisher=World Masters Athletics | accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>

===Other activities===

Reeth along with Sunil Abraham started the "SURE" athletic initiative in 1983. It was an organization to coach, support and promote budding athletes.

She is very active in promoting fitness among people and active lifestyles. She actively promotes various running events and Marathons in India.<ref name="dc">{{cite news | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/315073/running-purpose.html | title=Running for a purpose | date=27 February 2013 | agency=Deccan Herald | accessdate=9 November 2014 | location=Bangalore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/india-running/article6364810.ece | title=India running! | date=30 August 2014 | agency=The Hindu | accessdate=9 November 2014 | author=John, Jessu}}</ref>

Reeth is one of the coaches at the Nike Run Club in Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101107/jsp/graphiti/story_13142795.jsp | title=On the run | date=7 November 2010 | agency=The Telegraph India | accessdate=9 November 2014 | author=Basu, Arundhati}}</ref> This is an initiative to encourage ordinary people to take up running.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://runnersforlife.com/group/nikerunclubbangalore | title=Nike run club | publisher=Runners for Life | accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==

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* '''1983:''' [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajyotsava Award]] (Highest State Award)
* '''1990:''' Dasara Award (State Award)
* '''1997:''' [[Arjuna Award]]
* '''1999:''' Indian Banks Association Award for outstanding Achievements
* '''1999:''' Rotary Award for contribution to Athletics
* '''1999:''' Lions Award for contribution to Athletics
* '''2018:'''

==Clean Sports India==
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|quote = ''"If I have to be born again, I wish to be an athlete"''
|source = '''Reeth Abraham''' in 2003,<ref name="thehindu" /> [[The Hindu]]
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In June 2010, Reeth along with [[Ashwini Nachappa]], [[Vandana Shanbagh]], [[Sunita Godara]], [[Vandana Rao]] and other accomplished athletes and sports enthusiasts co-founded Clean Sports India,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/clean-sports-india-launched/article483175.ece | title=Clean Sports India launched | date=24 June 2010 | agency=The Hindu | accessdate=8 November 2014 | author=Special correspondent | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cleansportsindia.org/ | title=Clean Sports India | accessdate=8 November 2014}}</ref> an organization with the objective to encourage sportspersons to get into sports administration at national, state and local levels and also to rid sports from the menace of drugs.

She is currently the joint convenor of Clean Sports India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cleansportsindia.org/who-we-are/founding-members/ | title=Clean Sports India Founding members | publisher=Clean Sports India | accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Indian women athletes]]

==References==
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==External links==
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