Pramila Aiyappa
 Pramila at the 2008 Beijing Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pramila Gudanda Aiyappa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Pramila Ganapathy 8 May 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 6105 (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pramila Gudanda Aiyappa (née Ganapathy) (born 8 March 1977) is an Indian former heptathlete who represented India at the 2000 and 2008 Olympics, finishing 24th and 26th respectively.[1] She won silver at the 2000 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2010 Asian Games. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, she narrowly missed a medal, finishing fifth.[2]
Personal life
Pramila was born in Kodagu, Karnataka. She is married to former national decathlon champion Sri Aiyappa, and their daughter, Unnathi Aiyappa, is also an athlete. Now retired from active competition, Pramila coaches young athletes alongside her husband.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Harminder gives India 2nd athletics medal, others disappoint". ndtv.com. New Delhi Television Ltd. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
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- Indian heptathletes
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for India
- Athletes from Karnataka
- 1977 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
- Kodava people
- People from Kodagu district
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Asian Games athletes for India
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Asian Athletics Championships medalists
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- Indian National Open Athletics Championships winners
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