Angel Mary Joseph
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| Full name | Angel Mary Joseph | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 September 1953 Davangere, Mysore State, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres hurdles, Long Jump, Pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Angel Mary Joseph (born 24 September 1953) is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She specialized in 100 metres hurdles, Long Jump, Pentathlon, and once held national records in all the three and high jump and heptathlon. At the 1978 Asian Games in Tehran, she won silver medals in long jump and pentathlon. She also represented Karnataka and Railways playing basketball in the National Championships.[1]
Recognizing her achievements in track and field, Mary was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India in 1979.[2]
References
- ↑ "Angel Mary Joseph". sportsbharti.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Arjuna Award Winners from Kerala". keralaathletics.org. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
External links
- Angel Mary Joseph profile at IAAF
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