Soma Biswas
 Soma Biswas | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  India | ||
| Asian Championships | ||
 | 2002 Colombo | 4×400 m |
| 2005 Incheon | Heptathlon |
Soma Biswas (born 16 May 1978 in Ranaghat[1]) is an Indian former athlete from West Bengal who represented India in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches.[2][3]
Awards
[edit]- She was one of the recipients of the prestigious Arjuna Award for Athletics (year 2003).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Telekids".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை?". BBC Tamil. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ↑ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Soma Biswas at World Athletics
- Soma Biswas at Olympics.com
- Soma Biswas at Olympedia
- Soma Biswas at InterSportStats
- Soma Biswas at Athens
- Profile at Doha 2006
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