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{{Infobox sportsperson<br />
| name = Suman Devi<br />
| image = Suman Devi Athlete.jpg<br />
| caption = Suman Devi at 12th South Asian Games 2016<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|7|15}}<br />
| occupation = Track and field athlete<br />
| years_active = 2000–2017<br />
| country = India<br />
| sport = Athletics<br />
| event = [[Javelin throw]]<br />
| retired = yes<br />
| commonwealth = Competitor (2010)<br />
| regionals = [[Asian Games]] competitor (2014)<br />
| nationals = Multiple national-level medals<br />
| pb = 59.45 m<br />
}}<br />
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'''Suman Devi''' (born 15 July 1985) is an Indian former track and field athlete who competed in the [[javelin throw]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Suman Devi |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/suman-devi-14282827 |website=World Athletics |access-date=2026-02-09}}</ref> She represented India at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[2014 Asian Games]], and is a gold medalist from the [[2016 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| title =Suman Devi of India won Gold Medal ...<br />
| url = https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive2/photoright.aspx?phid=77134<br />
| publisher = [[Press Information Bureau]], [[Government of India]]<br />
| access-date = 9 February 2026<br />
}}</ref> Her career personal best of 59.45 metres ranks her among the top Indian women in the event's history.<ref>{{cite news |title=12th South Asian Games: Track & field yields 11 more golds for the host |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/12th-south-asian-games-track-field-yields-11-more-golds-for-the-host/article8224372.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=2016-02-16}}<br />
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Suman competed in javelin throw at the national level from 2000 to 2006. She won a bronze at the 2003 SAF Games in [[Pakistan]] and a silver at the 2008 SAF Championships in [[Kochi]]. At the junior level, she won silver at the 2002 Junior Asian Championships in [[Bangkok]].<ref>{{cite news |title=I was expecting my name in team for Commonwealth Games |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/i-was-expecting-my-name-in-team-for-commonwealth-games/ |publisher=Indian Express |date=2022-07-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Suman Devi bags a gold at National Games |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/suman-devi-bags-a-gold-at-national-games/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=2022-10-04}}</ref><br />
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In 2017, Devi tested positive for [[nandrolone]], a prohibited [[anabolic steroid]], during an out-of-competition test conducted by the [[National Anti-Doping Agency (India)|National Anti-Doping Agency]] (NADA).<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian athletics shame: Now two top throwers in dope net |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/indian-athletics-shame-now-two-top-throwers-in-dope-net/story-HR3wncs9b9kgTeb2FNYz4J.html |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=2023-10-11}}</ref> In 2019, NADA imposed a four-year ban, applied retrospectively from 2017 to 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women throwers Manpreet, Suman slapped four-year bans for doping |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/women-throwers-manpreet-suman-slapped-four-year-bans-for-doping/story-R4vzyTGxtvAsB9tC2x6njO.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2023-10-12}}<br />
</ref> During her suspension, Devi underwent surgery for a [[stomach tumour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=After dope slur, athletes told to avoid Suman |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/after-dope-slur-athletes-told-to-avoid-suman/story-L1ZcI13b4rRW6SQQ5IQWzN.html |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2023-10-13}}</ref><br />
== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1985 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian javelin throwers]]<br />
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Indian sportspeople in doping cases]]</div>PaulineBarwell2