 Pramila in Heptathlon, Olympics 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pramila Ganapathy |
| Full name | Pramila Gudanda Aiyappa |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 8 May 1977 Kodagu, Karnataka, India |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon |
| Club | Indian Railways |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6105 (Chennai 2000) |
Pramila Gudanda Aiyappa (née Ganapathy) (born 8 Mar 1977 in Kodagu, Karnataka[1]) is an Indian heptathlete.[2] Pramila made her official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she placed twenty-fourth in the women's heptathlon event, with a total score of 5,548 points.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Pramila made a comeback from her eight-year absence to compete for the second time in women's heptathlon, along with her fellow athletes Shobha Javur and Susmita Singha Roy. She initially placed twenty-eighth out of forty-three heptathletes in the event, with a total score of 5,771 points, but was elevated to a single higher position, when Ukraine's Lyudmila Blonska stripped of her silver medal after she tested positive for methyltestosterone.[3][4]
Pramila represented the host nation India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she nearly missed out of medal contention in the heptathlon, finishing only in fifth place, with a total score of 5,330 points.[5]
Smt. Pramila has been actively coaching upcoming athletes, along with her husband Sri Aiyappa.
References
- ↑ "GG Pramila: Kodagu's daughter is now Jharkhand's pride". Kodagu Connect. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pramila Gudanda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 21 August 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Women's Heptathlon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Harminder gives India 2nd athletics medal, others disappoint". NDTV. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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