Santhi Soundarajan

Santhi Soundarajan (also spelled Shanthi Soundararajan, born 17 April 1981) is a track and field athlete from Tamil Nadu, India. She is the winner of 12 international medals for India and around 50 medals for her home state of Tamil Nadu. Shanthi Soundarajan is the first Tamil woman to win a medal at the Asian Games. She competes in middle distance track events. She was stripped of a silver medal won at the 2006 Asian Games after failing a sex verification test which disputed her eligibility to participate in the women's competition.

Santhi Soundarajan
Santhi Soundarajan [middle] is an Indian track and field athlete and coach.
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
Kathakkurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materNIS, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:55.45
1500m: 4:11.66
National record 3000m: 10:44.65
World Peace Sports Festival Ambassador −2003, Korea, All India Inter University Record Holder 800m: 2:07.68
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Disqualified2006 Doha800 m
South Asian Games
2006 Colombo1500 m
2006 Colombo4×400 m relay
2006 Colombo800 m
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok4×400 m relay
2005 Bangkok800 m
Asian Athletics Championships
2005 Incheon800 m
Asian Grand Prix
2004 Asian Grand Prix, Bangalore800 m
2004 Asian Grand Prix, Pune800 m
International Peace Sports Festival
International Peace Sports Festival 20035000 m
International Peace Sports Festival 2003800 m
International Peace Sports Festival 2003400 m
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