Swapna Barman
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| Born |
29 October 1996[1] Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
6026 points (Jakarta 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Swapna Barman (born 29 October 1996) is an Indian heptathlete. She won the gold medal at 2018 Asian Games and was placed first in the Heptathlon at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.[1] She is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. India's Swapna Barman won the women's heptathalon gold medal in Asian Games 2018, Indonesia
Life
Barman was born in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal in 1996. She is unusual in having six toes on each foot.[2] Her mother Basana worked on a tea estate and her father, Panchanan Barman, was a rickshaw driver. and is bed-ridden after having suffered a stroke in 2013, making life tricky for his four children. She found it difficult to find the right food[1] and her unusual feet caused her pain because she could not afford extra wide running shoes.[2] Swapna uses her prize money to look after her family who live in a house without a concrete wall.[3] In 2016 she won a scholarship of 150,000 rupees in recognition of the success she had at athletics.[2] She currently trains at the Sports Authority of India campus at Kolkata.
Barman won the gold at 2018 Asian Games, she accomplished this despite a Jaw Injury[4] . Barman collapsed during the final event of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon[1] which was the 800 metres. However Barman had broken many of her personal records [5] and she had already gained enough points from the previous six events and she had finished fourth in the 800 metres.[1]
Achievements
2017 Asian Athletics championships
| Year | Venue | Event | Points | Result |
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| 2017 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar | Heptathlon | 5942 | Gold |
Patiala Federation cup
| Year | Venue | Event | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | JLN Stadium, New Delhi | Heptathlon | 5897 | Gold |
Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Event | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Incheon Asiad Main Stadium | Heptathlon | 5178 | 5th place |
| 2018 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Heptathlon | 6026 | Gold |
Rewards for winning the Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games
- ₹10 lakh (US$14,000) from the Government of West Bengal.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Could never afford nutritious food required by athlete, Asian gold-medallist Swapna Barman's father". The Indian Express. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- 1 2 3 "Swapna Barman Receives GSI Sports Scholarship - Company CSR | Largest CSR News Network - Social Responsibilities Give Better World". Company CSR | Largest CSR News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Swapna Barman on comeback wins gold, pledges for a job to run her ailing family". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Swapna Barman realises the dream of hometown Denguajhar". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ↑ "IAAF: Swapna Barman | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games/bengal-govt-announces-rs-10-lakh-job-for-swapna-barman/articleshow/65608596.cms
