Ashwini Akkunji
Ashwini in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 7 October 1987 Siddapura, Udupi, India |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 52.82 (Bangalore 2011) 400 m hurdles: 56.15 (Guangzhou 2010) |
Medal record | |
Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji (born 7 October 1987) is an Indian sprint athlete from Siddapura, Udupi who specializes in 400 metres. 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 and an individual gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles on 25 November 2010 at the 2010 Asian Games held at Guangzhou, in China. She is also a recipient of the Rajyotsava Prashasti (2010), a civilian honour awarded by the Indian State Government of Karnataka