Neena Varakil
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 May 1991[1] Meppayur, Calicut | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 6.66m Bangalore (11/7/2016) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 August 2018. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Neena Varakil (born 2 May 1991) is an Indian athlete competing in the long jump event. In 2017 her personal best was 6.66m which she achieved in Bangalore in July 2016.[1]
She took gold in 2017 when she jumped 6.37m in the sixth and final round. This was at the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet in Jiaxing in China.[3]
She gained a silver medal at 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump when her compatriot, Nayana James, took bronze.[4]
References
- 1 2 Neena Varakil, All-Athletics, Retrieved 13 July 2017
- ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ Asian Grand Prix: Neena Varakil wins gold in women's long jump, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for World Championships, 27 April 2017, ZeeNews.india.com, Retrieved 13 July 2017
- ↑ "Asian Athletics Championships 2017: List of all medal winners for India". 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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