Jauna Murmu
Personal information
Full nameJauna Murmu
Nationality India
Born (1990-08-16) August 16, 1990
Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportSprinter, Hurdler
Event(s)400 metres, 400 metre hurdles
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Delhi4 × 400 metres relay
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Tehran4 x 100 m Relay
Silver medal – second place2010 Tehran400m
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Guwahati400m Hurdles

Jauna Murmu (born 16 August 1990) 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] She is presently employed by with ONGC

Achievements

She has multiple International and national achievements.

International

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.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Orisports.com". orisports.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. "Jauna Murmu Adivasi Sprinter from Odisha bagged Two Gold Medal in 12th South Asian Games-2016". Johar Times. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. IAAF Newsletter No.135 (Jul/Aug). IAAF (28 August 2012). Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  4. "List of athletes currently serving a period of ineligibility as a result of an anti-doping rule violation under IAAF Rules". IAAF. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. K.P. Mohan: Quarter-milers Mandeep Kaur, Jauna Murmu provisionally suspended, The Hindu, 30 June 2011


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