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'''Nilima Ghose''' (born 15 June 1935) was the first female track [[athlete]] from [[India]] to compete at the [[Summer Olympics]], when she took part in two events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Nilima Ghose|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/nilima-ghose-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/nilima-ghose-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com| | '''Nilima Ghose''' (born 15 June 1935) was the first female track [[athlete]] from [[India]] to compete at the [[Summer Olympics]], when she took part in two events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web|title=Nilima Ghose|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/nilima-ghose-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/nilima-ghose-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
Ghose was just 17 years old when she competed in her two events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], in the [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 metres]] she ran in the first heat (teammate [[Mary D'Souza]] ran in heat 9, so Ghose was first Indian female track athlete at the Olympics), she ran a time of 13.80 seconds and came last in the heat and so did not qualify for the next round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com| | Ghose was just 17 years old when she competed in her two events at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]], in the [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 metres]] she ran in the first heat (teammate [[Mary D'Souza]] ran in heat 9, so Ghose was first Indian female track athlete at the Olympics), she ran a time of 13.80 seconds and came last in the heat and so did not qualify for the next round.<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref> A couple of days later Ghose was back on the track competing in the [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles|80 metres hurdles]], she finished fifth nearly two seconds behind the winner of her heat [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles Round One|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles-round-one.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417051823/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/womens-80-metres-hurdles-round-one.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1935 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles |
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.7 (1954) 80 mH – 13.07 (1952)[1] |
Nilima Ghose (born 15 June 1935) was the first female track athlete from India to compete at the Summer Olympics, when she took part in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland.[1]
Ghose was just 17 years old when she competed in her two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 100 metres she ran in the first heat (teammate Mary D'Souza ran in heat 9, so Ghose was first Indian female track athlete at the Olympics), she ran a time of 13.80 seconds and came last in the heat and so did not qualify for the next round.[2] A couple of days later Ghose was back on the track competing in the 80 metres hurdles, she finished fifth nearly two seconds behind the winner of her heat Fanny Blankers-Koen.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nilima Ghose". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 80 metres Hurdles Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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