Ashwini Akkunji

Ashwini Akkunji
Ashwini in 2014
Personal information
Birth nameAshwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji
NationalityIndian
Born (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 37)
Siddapura, Udupi, India
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 52.82 (Bangalore 2011)
400 m hurdles: 56.15 (Guangzhou 2010)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 4x400 m relay
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 4x400 m relay
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 400 m hurdles
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Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji (born 7 October 1987) is an Indian sprint athlete from Siddapura, Udupi who specializes in 400 metres.[1] Ashwini has won gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 Asian Games in 4x400 m relay team event with Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Sini Jose[2] and an individual gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles on 25 November 2010 at the 2010 Asian Games held at Guangzhou, in China.[3] She is also a recipient of the Rajyotsava Prashasti (2010), a civilian honour awarded by the Indian State Government of Karnataka[4][5]

  1. ^ Kundapur (SP) (14 October 2010). "Kundapur: Country's Pride, Ashwini Shetty Akkunje, Getting Accolades Aplenty". Daijiworld Media Network. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ Bose, Saibal. "Indian relay girls bring the house down". Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ^ Rawat, Rahul. "Ashwini wants to win more medals". India Today. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Infosys CEO Gopalakrishnan, Ullas Karanth bag top Karnataka award". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Running against the odds". deccanchronicle.