India 400m800m

Shiny Abraham-Wilson

Born: 8 May 1965 · 61
Birthplace: Kerala, India
On the podium: 1984 – 1995
Olympian: 4× · Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta

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37 international medals + 20 national titles

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Biography

One of India's foremost women athletes in the 1980s.

She attended four Olympic Games starting from 1984 consecutively; three Asian Games, six Asian Championships and seven SAF Games apart from several other international meetings. Although she didn't win any medals at any of the four Olympics, Los Angeles 1984 was a display of India's woman-power in athletics. Shiny Abraham's performance which took her to the semi-final in the 800m race (a first for India), the quartet - Usha, Shiny, Valsamma and Vandana -making it to the summit round in the 4x400m relay (yet another first for India) was a milestone for the country.

Shiny Abraham-Wilson represented her nation more than 75 times in international competitions and has won 67 medals. She holds the added distinction of representing Asia in four World Cups. She has been a National Champion in 800m for 14 years and is also the only athlete to have taken part in six Asian Champs in a row beginning 1985.

She collected a total of 18 gold and two silver medals from the seven South Asian Federation (SAF) Meetings she has attended.

PERSONAL BESTS
400m: 52.40
800m: 2:01.90
4x400m: 3:31.55

TRIVIA
♦ Shiny became interested in athletics as a child but developed her skills after joining the sports division in Kottayam.
♦ Clocked the career-best time in the 800m at the Chennai SAF Games in 1995 with breaking the 2-minute barrier for the first time in the Indian Athletics history. She won the event in 1m 59.8s and achieved it after becoming a mother.
♦ First Indian Women athlete to reach the semi-finals in Olympics in women's 800m.
♦ First Indian woman captain and the first woman to be the flag bearer for India at the Olympics, in 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
♦ Awarded the Arjuna Award in 1985, the Birla Award in 1996 and the Padma Shri in 1998.
♦ A recipient of the Chinese Journalists Award 1991 for being one of the Top Ten Athletes of Asia.
♦ Married with three children to former swimmer, Cherian Wilson. Employed as General Manager (Sports) with food corporation of India.

Text by Evren Ozuyener

By championship

Championship				Total
Asian Games	1	2	1	4
Asian Athletics Champs	6	5	2	13
South Asian Games	17	2	1	20
International total	24	9	4	37

National championships

Championship			Total
National Games of India	8	1	9
Indian Open Athletics Championships	12	0	12
National total	20	1	21

Medals 37

Year	Championship	Event	Venue	Place	Mark	Record
1995	South Asian Games	800m	Madras	1	1:59.85	CR
1995	South Asian Games	400m	Madras	1	52.12
1995	South Asian Games	4x400m	Madras	1	3:36.22	CR
1995	Asian Athletics Champs	4x400m	Jakarta	2	3:33.43
1995	Asian Athletics Champs	400m	Jakarta	3	53.69
1995	Asian Athletics Champs	800m	Jakarta	3	2:07.45
1994	Asian Games	4x400m	Hiroshima	2	3:33.84
1994	Asian Games	800m	Hiroshima	3	2:02.22
1993	South Asian Games	800m	Dhaka	1	2:04.63	CR
1993	South Asian Games	4x400m	Dhaka	1	3:37.04	CR
1993	South Asian Games	400m	Dhaka	2	54.12
1993	Asian Athletics Champs	4x400m	Manila	2	3:36.06
1991	South Asian Games	4x400m	Colombo	1	3:38.39	CR
1991	South Asian Games	400m	Colombo	3	56.65
1991	Asian Athletics Champs	4x400m	Kuala Lumpur	1	3:33.50
1991	Asian Athletics Champs	400m	Kuala Lumpur	1	53.46
1991	Asian Athletics Champs	800m	Kuala Lumpur	2	2:05.18
1989	Asian Athletics Champs	800m	New Delhi	1	2:04.76
1989	Asian Athletics Champs	4x400m	New Delhi	1	3:32.95
1989	Asian Athletics Champs	400m	New Delhi	2	52.40
1989	South Asian Games	800m	Islamabad	1	2:05.11	CR
1989	South Asian Games	400m	Islamabad	1	53.48
1987	South Asian Games	4x400m	Kolkata	1	3:41.65	CR
1987	South Asian Games	800m	Kolkata	1	2:07.38
1987	South Asian Games	400m	Kolkata	2	54.72
1986	Asian Games	4x400m	Seoul	1	3:34.58	CR
1986	Asian Games	400m	Seoul	2	53.32
1985	South Asian Games	800m	Dhaka	1	2:05.2
1985	South Asian Games	4x100m	Dhaka	1	46.7	CR
1985	South Asian Games	4x400m	Dhaka	1	3:48.3	CR
1985	South Asian Games	200m	Dhaka	1	24.3	CR
1985	Asian Athletics Champs	4x400m	Jakarta	1	3:34.10
1985	Asian Athletics Champs	800m	Jakarta	1	2:03.16
1985	Asian Athletics Champs	400m	Jakarta	2	53.32
1984	South Asian Games	4x400m	Katmandu↗	1	3:55.2
1984	South Asian Games	4x100m	Katmandu↗	1	46.9
1984	South Asian Games	400m	Katmandu↗	1	55.5

National results 21

1994 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Chennai 200m 1 23.87 OC
1994 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Chennai 400m 1 52.41 OC
1994 National Games of India · Pune 400m 1 53.29
1994 National Games of India · Pune 800m 1 2:06.50
1994 National Games of India · Pune 200m 1 23.86
1993 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Bangalore 800m 1 2:06.0
1992 Indian Open Athletics Championships · ? 400m 1 53.7
1992 Indian Open Athletics Championships · ? 800m 1 2:07.8
1989 Indian Open Athletics Championships · ? 800m 1 2:06.80
1987 National Games of India · Thiruvanathapuaram 400m 1 53.25
1987 National Games of India · Thiruvanathapuaram 200m 1 24.87
1987 National Games of India · Thiruvanathapuaram 800m 1 2:04.83
1987 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Bangalore 800m 1 2:09.5
1986 Indian Open Athletics Championships · New Delhi 400m 1 53.4
1986 Indian Open Athletics Championships · New Delhi 800m 1 2:04.6
1985 National Games of India · Delhi 800m 1 2:05.7
1985 National Games of India · Delhi 200m 1 24.7
1985 National Games of India · Delhi 400m 2 53.7
1984 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Mumbai 800m 1 2:06.9
1984 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Mumbai 400m 1 53.6
1981 Indian Open Athletics Championships · Lucknow 800m 1 2:16.2