(1965-05-08) 8 May 1965 (age 59) Thodupuzha, Idukki, Kerala, India
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Track and field
Event(s)
400 meters 800 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
400 m: 52.12 (1995) 800 m: 1:59.85 (1995)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing India
Asian Championships
1985 Jakarta
800 m
1985 Jakarta
400 m
1991 Kuala Lumpur
400 m
1991 Kuala Lumpur
4×100 m
1991 Kuala Lumpur
800 m
1993 Manila
4×100 m
1995 Jakarta
4×100 m
1995 Jakarta
400 m
1995 Jakarta
800 m [1]
Asian Games
1986 Seoul
4×100 m
1986 Seoul
400 m
1994 Hiroshima
4×100 m
1994 Hiroshima
800 m[2]
Shiny Kurisingal Wilson (nee Abraham, born 8 May 1965) is a retired Indian athlete. She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years.[3] Shiny Abraham Wilson (Shiny Abraham) represented India more than 75 times in international competition. She holds the added distinction of representing Asia in four World Cups. She is also perhaps the only athlete to have taken part in six Asian Track & Field Meets in a row beginning 1985 in Jakarta.[3] During this period she won seven gold, five silver and two bronze medals in the Asian competitions. She collected a total of 18 gold and two silver medals from the seven South Asian Federation (SAF) Meets she has competed.[3][4]
^"Asian Championships". gbrathletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^"MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ abcChitra Garg (2010). Indian Champions. Rajpal & Sons. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9788170288527.
^Somak Adhikari (3 January 2020). "Shiny Abraham, The Lady From A Forgotten Era Of Indian Athletics Who Won Us Gold At Asian Championships". IndiaTimes. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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