P. U. Chitra
Chitra at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chithra |
| Born | 9 June 1995 Palakkad, Kerala, India |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 800–5000 m |
| Coached by | Nikolai Snesarev (national) N.S. Sijin (personal) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 2:12.21 (2013) 1500 m – 4:13.52 (2019) 3000 m – 9:51.13 (2013) 5000 m – 16:36.91 (2015) |
Palakkeezhil Unnikrishnan Chitra (born 9 June 1995) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500m distance. She won gold medals at the 2016 South Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships and a bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. She won gold medal at the 2019 Doha Asian Athletics Championships