M. D. Valsamma

M. D. Valsamma
Personal information
Full nameManathoor Devasia Valsamma
NationalityIndian
Born (1960-10-21) 21 October 1960
Ottathai, Kannur, Kerala, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m hurdles: 14.02 (Jakarta 1985)
400 m hurdles: 57.81 (1985)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi400 m hurdles
1986 Seoul4x400 m relay
1982 New Delhi4x400 m relay
Asian Championships
1985 Jakarta4x400 m relay
1985 Jakarta400 m hurdles
1981 Tokyo400 m hurdles
1981 Tokyo4x400 m relay
South Asian Games
1989 Islamabad4x400 m relay
1989 Islamabad400 m hurdles
1989 Islamabad100 m

Manathoor Devasia Valsamma (born 21 October 1960) is a retired Indian athlete. She was the second Indian woman to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games and the first to win it on Indian soil.