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{{MedalCompetition |[[Asian Games]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[ | {{MedalSilver|[[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]]|4×100 m}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[ | {{MedalSilver|1990 Beijing|4×400 m}} | ||
{{ | {{MedalSilver|[[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]]|4×400 m}} | ||
{{ | {{MedalBronze|1994 Hiroshima|400 metres}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | |||
{{MedalGold|[[1989 Asian Athletics Championships|1989 New Delhi]]|4×400 m}} | |||
{{MedalGold|[[1991 Asian Athletics Championships|1991 Kuala Lumpur]]|4×400 m}} | |||
{{MedalSilver|1989 New Delhi|4×100 m}} | |||
{{MedalSilver|[[1993 Asian Athletics Championships|1993 Manila]]|4×400 m}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|1991 Kuala Lumpur|400 m}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|1993 Manila|400 m}} | |||
{{MedalBronze|1993 Manila|4×100 m}} | |||
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'''Kalavati 'Kutty' Saramma''' (born 25 February 1971) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the [[400 metres]] event. She was also a part of the Indian [[4 × 100 metres relay]] and [[4 × 400 metres relay]] teams.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Wary optimism |url= | '''Kalavati 'Kutty' Saramma''' (born 25 February 1971) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the [[400 metres]] event. She was also a part of the Indian [[4 × 100 metres relay]] and [[4 × 400 metres relay]] teams.<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Wary optimism |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19941015-indian-success-in-asian-games-has-largely-depended-upon-medals-tally-in-athletics-809759-1994-10-14 |magazine= [[India Today]] |date= 15 October 1994 |access-date= 28 July 2014}}</ref> She is a winner of the G. V. Raja Award, which was awarded to her in 1991–92 and in 1993, she was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Arjuna Award winners |url= http://sports.indiapress.org/arjuna_award.php |website= sports.indiapress.org |accessdate= 28 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian | [[Category:20th-century Indian sportswomen]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games]] | ||
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| Birth name | Kalavati Saramma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 February 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event(s) | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kalavati 'Kutty' Saramma (born 25 February 1971) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres event. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay teams.[1] She is a winner of the G. V. Raja Award, which was awarded to her in 1991–92 and in 1993, she was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Saramma won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1988 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Singapore clocking 55.40 seconds in the final. She bettered her timing at the next championships in 1990 in Beijing, clocking 55.07 seconds and winning the bronze in the process.[3]
At the senior level, making her debut in the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Saramma won bronze with a timing of 53.51 seconds. At the 1993 Asian Championships in Manila, she won a bronze again, clocking 52.83 seconds in the final. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay teams, that won medals at four consecutive Asian Championships, from 1989 to 1993.[4] Presently working as Asst.Sports Officer, Southern Railway, Chennai
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Wary optimism". India Today. 15 October 1994. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Arjuna Award winners". sports.indiapress.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Medal winners at the Asian Athletics Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "History of Kerala athletics". keralaathletics.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.