M. R. Poovamma

M. R. Poovamma
Poovamma at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990
Gonikoppal, Karnataka, India
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportAthletics
Event200–800 m
ClubOil and Natural Gas Corporation
Coached byNagapuri Ramesh
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 24.31 (2018)
400 m – 51.73 (2014)
800 m – 2:09.24 (2017)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
2014 IncheonWomen's 4 × 400 m
2014 Incheon400 m
2018 JakartaWomen's 4 × 400 m
2018 JakartaMixed 4 × 400 m
Asian Championships
2013 PuneWomen's 4 × 400 m
2013 Pune400 m
2015 Wuhan400 m
2019 Doha400 m
2015 WuhanWomen's 4 × 400 m
2019 DohaWomen's 4 × 400 m
2019 DohaMixed 4 × 400 m
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati400 m
Updated on 21 April 2019

Machettira Raju Poovamma (born 5 June 1990) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. As a member of the Indian 4 × 400 m relay teams she participated in the 2016 Olympics and won gold medals at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games and 2013 and 2017 Asian championships; individually she won a silver medal in 2013 and a bronze in 2014 at those competitions. She received the Arjuna Award in 2015 for her contributions to athletics.

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