J. J. Shobha

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J. J. Shobha
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Personal information
Full nameJavur Jagadeeshappa Shobha
Born (1978-01-14) 14 January 1978 (age 47)
Pashupathihaal, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg India
Sport Athletics
Event Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best6211 (New Delhi 2004)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of India.svg India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Busan Heptathlon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha Heptathlon
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Colombo 4×400 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Colombo Heptathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Amman Heptathlon
Afro-Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Hyderabad Heptathlon
Updated on 10 July 2013

Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha (born 14 January 1978) is an Indian professional track and field athlete from a village called Pashupathihaal near Dharwad in Karnataka. She currently resides in Secunderabad in Telangana, India. She participated in the heptathlon and was the winner of the event at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games in 2003. Her personal best of 6211 points, achieved in 2004, is a national record. [1]

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She came into the news for her performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she completed the seven-discipline heptathlon event despite being injured in the penultimate event of Javelin throw. She had to be carried off the field but she returned with a tightly strapped left ankle and finished 3rd in the final event (800 m) and 11th overall with 6172 points. She was awarded the Arjuna award for the year 2004 for her gritty performance.

She came 29th in the heptathlon event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring 5749 points. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of India.svg India
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 2ndHeptathlon5775 pts
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 3rdHeptathlon 5870 pts
2003 Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 1stHeptathlon 5884 pts
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 11thHeptathlon 6172 pts
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 3rdHeptathlon 5662 pts
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 2ndHeptathlon 5356 pts
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 4thPentathlon 3860 pts
Olympic Games Beijing, China 29thHeptathlon 5749 pts

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "J. J. Shobha". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "India at the Beijing Olympics". Rediff News . 24 August 2008.