Sudha Singh
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sudha Singh |
Nationality | Indian |
Born | Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India |
25 June 1986
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase |
Club | Railways |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 9:26:55 (Sanghai 2016) |
Medal record
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Updated on 20 May 2016. |
Sudha Singh (born 25 June 1986) is an Indian athlete in the 3000 metres steeplechase event and is the national record holder.
Career
Sudha Singh has been a consistent performer in the 3000 m steeplechase event, holding the National record in the same event for nearly 7 years, once more to retrieve the national record in may, 2016.
Her best performance came in the 2016 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China when she won the gold medal with a time of 9:55.67. In addition, she made a new Indian National Record at the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) Diamond League Meet in Shanghai
In June 2012, Singh qualified for Olympic Games 2012 after she broke her own 3,000m steeplechase national record with a timing of 9:47.70 secs.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Singh finished 13th in her steeplechase heat and did not qualify for the finals.[2]
In the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, Sudha finished fourth, one place behind Lalita Babar who not only won the bronze medal in the 3000m steeplechase event but also broke Sudha's national record, clocking 9:35.37 in the process.[3]
But when the gold medallist Ruth Jebet from Bahrain was disqualified on account of stepping inside the track before crossing the line, Sudha Singh was promoted and won the bronze medal.[4]
In August 2015, Sudha Singh sealed her spot in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a 19th-place finish in the women's marathon event, one place behind O.P.Jaisha in Beijing. Sudha finished just behind Jaisha at 19th with a time of 2:35:35.[5]
In May, 2016, she made a new Indian national Record in the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) Diamond League Meet in Shanghai.[6]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing India | |||||
2009 | Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:10.77 |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:57.63 |
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:55.67 | |
2011 | Asian Championships | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:08.52 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 21st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:48.86 |
2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 10:09.80 |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:51.05 | |
2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:35.64 |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th | Marathon | 2:35:35 |
2016 | IAAF Diamond League | Shanghai, China | 8th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:26:55 |
References
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See also
- Sudha Singh profile at IAAF
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- Living people
- 1986 births
- Indian long-distance runners
- Indian sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic athletes of India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Indian steeplechase runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for India
- Sportspeople from Uttar Pradesh