Archana Suseendran

Archana Suseendran
Personal information
Born (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994 (age 30)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
EventSprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 4 × 100 m relay

Archana Suseendran (born 9 June 1994) is an Indian athlete who specializes in the sprint.[1] She represented India at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 200 metres.[2] She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.[3]

She won a gold medal in the South Asian Games 2019 in the 100 metre women's race with a timing of 11.80 second, defeating Amasha De Silva of Sri Lanka.[citation needed]

She has been banned for 4 years w.e.f. 22.02.2023 by a notification by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel on 09.06.2023 for banned substance usage.

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Venue Date
100 metres 11.49 Lucknow, India 29 August 2019
200 metres 23.18 Patiala, India 16 August 2019
400 metres 56.90 Coimbatore, India 13 January 2017
4 × 100 metres 43.37 Patiala, India 21 June 2021

References

[4]

  1. ^ "Archana Suseendran Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's 200 metres". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Women's 200 metres – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ SportzConnect (13 July 2023). "Indian Sprinter Archana Suseendran suspended for 18 months after an anti-doping violation". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 8 January 2024.


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