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Tintu Luka
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	26 April 1989 (age 37); Karikkottakary, Iritty, Kerala, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Running
Event(s)	800 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing India
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
National Games

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Tintu Luka (born 26 April 1989) is an Indian track and field athlete, who predominantly competes in the middle-distance running events. Born in Valathode, Kerala, she is the national record holder in the women's 800 metres. Luka represented India at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition to being the 2015 Asian Champion in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the Asian Athletics Championships.

Luka also competes in sprinting events including 400 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay, and was a part of the gold medal-winning relay team at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships and the 2014 Asian Games. She is mentored by Indian Olympian P. T. Usha, and trains at the Usha School of Athletics, Koyilandy, Kerala. She was awarded Arjuna award, the country's second-highest sporting honour by Government of India in 2014.

Early life and junior career

Tintu Luka was born in the small village of Valathode near Karikkottakary in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.<ref name="life">"Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics". The Indian Express. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.</ref>

In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at Koyilandy, and started training under the guidance of her coach P T Usha.<ref>"10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka". 7 June 2015.</ref> In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.<ref name="life"/>

Performance at international level

In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the 800-metre race at the Asian Junior Athletics Championship in Jakarta.<ref>"Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship". Thaindian News.</ref>

At 2010 Commonwealth Games Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.<ref>performance in CWG 2010</ref> PT Usha responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.

Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games 2010. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.<ref>Performance in Asian games,</ref>

In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break Shiny Wilson's 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.<ref>National record in 800m,</ref>

In the second of the three semi-finals for 800 metres event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.<ref>"London 2012 – Women's 800m : Athletics – Results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2012.^{[dead link]}</ref><ref>"India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals". The Times of India. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.</ref> For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerala awarded her ₹200,000 (US$2,800) and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.<ref>kerala-government-sportspersons</ref>

On 1 October 2014 Luka won the silver medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at Incheon, South Korea.<ref>"Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad". DNA. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.</ref> She was also the part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the 2014 Asian Games.<ref>"Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay". 2 October 2014.</ref> The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.

Awards and recognition

Arjuna Award – 2014<ref name="profile">"Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m". The Indian Express. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.</ref>

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing India
2008	Asian Junior Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	800 m	2:08.63
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	8th (sf)	800m	2:06.51
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.13
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	6th	800 m	2:07.36
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	6th	800 m	2:01.25
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	3rd	800 m	2:01.36
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	3rd	800 m	2:02.55
	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.17
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th (sf)	800 m	2:00.95
2012	Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	800 m	1:59.61
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	3rd	800 m	2:04.48
	Asian Championships	Pune, India	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.26
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	15th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.81
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	800 m	2:03.35
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	2nd	800 m	1:59.19
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.68 GR
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	1st	800 m	2:01.53
	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.81
	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (h)	800 metres	2:00.95
	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:29.08
2016	Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	29th (h)	800 m	2:00.58

References

External links

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Tintu – a rare gem (The Hindu)
Tintu Luka (USHA)
DD India report on Tintu

Template:Footer Asian Champions women's 800 metres

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-'''Tintu Luka''' (born 26 April 1989) is an [[India]]n [[track and field]] athlete, who predominantly competes in the [[middle-distance running]] events. Born in Valathode, [[Kerala]], she is the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record holder]] in the women's [[800 metres]]. Luka represented India at the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2012]] and [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2016 Summer Olympics]]. In addition to being the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2015 Asian Champion]] in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the [[Asian Athletics Championships]].
+'''Tintu Luka''' (born 26 April 1989) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete, who predominantly competes in the [[middle-distance running]] events. Born in Valathode, [[Kerala]], she is the [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record holder]] in the women's [[800 metres]]. Luka represented India at the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2012]] and [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|2016 Summer Olympics]]. In addition to being the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres|2015 Asian Champion]] in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the [[Asian Athletics Championships]].
-Luka also competes in [[Sprint (running)|sprinting]] events including [[400 metres]] and the [[4 × 400 metres relay]], and was a part of the gold medal winning relay team at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2013 Asian Athletics Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2014 Asian Games]]. She is mentored by Indian Olympian [[P. T. Usha]], and trains at the Usha School of Athletics, [[Koyilandy]], Kerala. She was awarded Arjuna award, the country's second-highest sporting honour by Government of India in 2014.
+Luka also competes in [[Sprint (running)|sprinting]] events including [[400 metres]] and the [[4 × 400 metres relay]], and was a part of the gold medal-winning relay team at the [[2013 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2013 Asian Athletics Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|2014 Asian Games]]. She is mentored by Indian Olympian [[P. T. Usha]], and trains at the [[Usha School of Athletics]], [[Koyilandy]], Kerala. She was awarded Arjuna award, the country's second-highest sporting honour by Government of India in 2014.
 ==Early life and junior career==
-Tintu Lukka was born in the small village of Valathode in [[Kannur]] district, [[Kerala]], India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.<ref name="life">{{cite web|title=Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/road-to-rio-tintu-luka-indias-best-bet-to-end-athletics-medal-wait-at-olympics-2906838.html|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=17 August 2016|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>
+Tintu Luka was born in the small village of Valathode near [[Karikkottakary]] in [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], India. Her parents are Lukka and Lissy, a state-level long jumper. She has a sister named Angel Lukka. Luka did her schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakary.&lt;ref name="life"&gt;{{cite web|title=Road to Rio: Tintu Luka, India's best bet to end athletics medal wait at Olympics|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/road-to-rio-tintu-luka-indias-best-bet-to-end-athletics-medal-wait-at-olympics-2906838.html|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=17 August 2016|date=22 July 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;
-In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at [[Koyilandy]], and started training under the guidance of her coach [[P T Usha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/10-facts-tintu-luka|title = 10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka|date = 7 June 2015}}</ref> In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.<ref name="life"/>
+In 2001, Luka joined the PT Usha School of Athletics at [[Koyilandy]], and started training under the guidance of her coach [[P T Usha]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/10-facts-tintu-luka|title = 10 things you need to know about Tintu Luka|date = 7 June 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; In 2008, she bagged her first international medal in form of a silver at the Junior Asian Athletics Championships.&lt;ref name="life"/&gt;
 ==Performance at international level==
 [[file:Women's 800m Tintu Lukka 277 Did Not Finish The Race Because Of Fever (cropped).jpg|thumb|Lukka as 277 in 2017]]
-In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the [[800 metres|800-metre race]] at the [[Asian Junior Championships in Athletics|Asian Junior Athletics Championship]] in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship
+In 2008, Luka won a silver medal in the [[800 metres|800-metre race]] at the [[Asian Junior Championships in Athletics|Asian Junior Athletics Championship]] in [[Jakarta]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | title=Tintu Luka to participate in Jr. world athletic championship
-| url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tintu-luka-to-participate-in-jr-world-athletic-championship_10061661.html#ixzz0WxBXb5VC | publisher=Thaindian News}}</ref>
+| work=Thaindian News | url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tintu-luka-to-participate-in-jr-world-athletic-championship_10061661.html#ixzz0WxBXb5VC }}&lt;/ref&gt;
-At [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Tintu-beaten-by-her-own-pace/articleshow/6733069.cms performance in CWG 2010]</ref> [[PT Usha]] responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.
+At [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] Luka finished in sixth place in the women's 800m with a timing of 2:01.25s.&lt;ref&gt;[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2010/india-news/Tintu-beaten-by-her-own-pace/articleshow/6733069.cms performance in CWG 2010]&lt;/ref&gt; [[PT Usha]] responded to this performance, saying that Tintu Luka had not been exposed to such a large crowd before and that the crowd's applause and cheering could have made her lose concentration and run faster without prior planning.
-Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the [[Asian Games 2010]]. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Tintu-Luka-wins-bronze-in-womens-800-metres/articleshow/6988277.cms Performance in Asian games],</ref>
+Luka won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the [[Asian Games 2010]]. Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], led the pack right from the start, but couldn't keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.&lt;ref&gt;[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Tintu-Luka-wins-bronze-in-womens-800-metres/articleshow/6988277.cms Performance in Asian games],&lt;/ref&gt;
-In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break [[Shiny Abraham|Shiny Wilson]]’s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223110027/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/05/stories/2010090563261900.htm National record in 800m],</ref>
+In the Continental Cup, Croatia, 2010, Luka timed 1:59.17, to break [[Shiny Abraham|Shiny Wilson]]'s 15-year-old national record of 1:59.85 in the 800m event.&lt;ref&gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20101223110027/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/05/stories/2010090563261900.htm National record in 800m],&lt;/ref&gt;
-In the second of the three semi-finals for [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 metres]] event at the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html?v=20120808-122859445 |title=London 2012 - Women's 800m : Athletics - Results |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Indias-Tintu-Luka-qualifies-for-800-metres-semifinals/articleshow/15404400.cms|title= India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals
+In the second of the three semi-finals for [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 metres]] event at the London [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Luka finished sixth in her heat clocking an 1:59.69 seconds her seasons best, but could not qualify for the finals.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://london2012.bbc.co.uk/athletics/event/women-800m/index.html?v=20120808-122859445 |title=London 2012 – Women's 800m : Athletics – Results |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=8 August 2012}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Indias-Tintu-Luka-qualifies-for-800-metres-semifinals/articleshow/15404400.cms|title= India's Tintu Luka qualifies for 800 metres semifinals
-|access-date=8 August 2012}}</ref> For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerela awarded her {{INRConvert|200000}} and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103071614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/others/33951739_1_kerala-govt-kerala-government-sportspersons kerala-government-sportspersons]</ref>
+|website= [[The Times of India]]
+|date= 8 August 2012
+|access-date=8 August 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt; For her performance at the Summer Olympics, the Government of Kerala awarded her {{INRConvert|200000}} and will provide her with a job in a gazetted rank.&lt;ref&gt;[https://archive.today/20130103071614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/others/33951739_1_kerala-govt-kerala-government-sportspersons kerala-government-sportspersons]&lt;/ref&gt;
-On 1 October 2014 Luka won the Silver Medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/asian-games-2014/report-tintu-luka-fetches-800m-silver-in-asiad-2022865|title = Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad|date = 1 October 2014|access-date = 1 October 2014|website = DNA|publisher = DNA}}</ref> She was also the part of the team that won the Gold Medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGQkMraFeWLwnaYlx53MsN/Asian-Games-India-wins-gold-in-4x400m-women-relay.html|title = Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay|date = 2 October 2014}}</ref> The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India’s 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.
+On 1 October 2014 Luka won the silver medal in the 800m at the Asian Games held at [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/asian-games-2014/report-tintu-luka-fetches-800m-silver-in-asiad-2022865|title = Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asiad|date = 1 October 2014|access-date = 1 October 2014|website = DNA}}&lt;/ref&gt; She was also the part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4 X 400 m relay at the [[2014 Asian Games]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/fGQkMraFeWLwnaYlx53MsN/Asian-Games-India-wins-gold-in-4x400m-women-relay.html|title = Asian Games: India wins gold in 4x400m women's relay|date = 2 October 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; The team clocked 3:28:68 to break the Games Record. This is India's 4th consecutive gold in the event since 2002.
 ==Awards and recognition==
-[[Arjuna Award]] - 2014<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/tintu-luka-women-800m-athletics-2923770/|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2016|date=17 August 2016}}</ref>
+[[Arjuna Award]] – 2014&lt;ref name="profile"&gt;{{cite web|title=Tintu Luka Profile: Women's 800m|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/tintu-luka-women-800m-athletics-2923770/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=17 August 2016|date=17 August 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 ==Competition record==
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 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
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-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209065359/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120708652000.htm Tintu — a rare gem (The Hindu)]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209065359/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/07/stories/2006120708652000.htm Tintu – a rare gem (The Hindu)]
 *[http://www.ptusha.org/USHA/studentDetails.asp?studId=16 Tintu Luka (USHA)]
 *[http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_luka-out-for-tintu_1434458 DD India report on Tintu]
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