Jauna Murmu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jauna Murmu |
| Nationality |
 India |
| Born |
August 16, 1990 Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Sprinter, Hurdler |
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 400 metre hurdles |
Jauna Murmu is an Indian sprint runner and hurdler from Odisha who specializes in 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She belongs to Mayurbhanj District of Odisha. She has received coaching from Arun Kumar Das and Subash Chandra Dasmohapatra.[1]
Achievements
She has multiple International and national achievements.
International
- Finished 4th in 400m hurdles in 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.
- Won one gold medal in women’s 400 metre hurdles event, clocking 57.39 seconds and claimed one bronze in 400 metres sprint with a timing of 53.17 seconds in the 3rd Asian All Star Athletics Meet, which concluded at New Delhi on July 30, 2010.
National
- Won the silver medal in women's 400m event of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, clocking 52.78 seconds at Patiala, Punjab on August 6, 2010.
Doping
Murmu tested positive for the anabolic steroid Methandienone in an out of competition test 25 May 2011 and was subsequently handed a two-year doping ban.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ http://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=Mjk0
- ↑ IAAF Newsletter No.135 (Jul/Aug). IAAF (28 August 2012). Retrieved 2012-09-02.
- ↑ "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF Rules" (PDF). IAAF. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- ↑ K.P. Mohan: Quarter-milers Mandeep Kaur, Jauna Murmu provisionally suspended, The Hindu, 30 June 2011
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