Ashwini Nachappa

Ahwini Nachappa (born 21 October 1967) is an accomplished former track and field athlete and an Indian film actress from Karnataka.

Ashwini Nachappa
Born (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967
Karnataka, India
Occupationtrack and field athlete and actress
Children2

Nachappa gained fame around the start of the 1980s, when she outran P.T. Usha on two occasions. She has been referred to as India's FloJo.[1] In 1988 she received the Arjuna award.[2]

Career

Ashwini Nachappa began her career in track and field as a hurdler before making the switch to sprints. She performed well at the 1981 Inter-State Championship in Bangalore in the under-16 category and won the 'most promising athlete of the meet' award. She trained under many coaches during the time till the late 1980s, when Sunil Abraham began to coach her.[3]

Nachappa represented India in three South Asian Federation Games in 1984 (in Nepal; two silver medals), 1986 (in Bangladesh; two silver medals) and 1988 (in Pakistan, three gold medals). She participated in two Asian Games, one held in 1986 at South Korea (6th in long jump) and the other in 1990 at Beijing, China (silver medal in 4 × 100 m relay). She also represented India in two World Championships, one in 1987 in Rome and the other in 1991 in Tokyo (she was a member of the 4 × 400 m relay on both occasions).[4] She won the 200 m gold at the 1990 National Open Meet in New Delhi ahead of Usha, clocking 24.07 seconds.[5]

Cinema and other works

She has acted in a few Telugu feature films, including her own biographical film titled Ashwini, for which she received the state Nandi Award for Best Debut Actress.[6]

A noted social worker and educationist,[2] she has also built a school.

She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association.[7]

Filmography
  • Ashwini (1991)
  • Inspector Ashwini (1993)
  • Aadarsam (1993)
  • Miss 420 (1995)[8]
  • Andaroo Andare (1996)

References
  1. Nayudu, Vinay (2 June 2004). "Changing tracks". Mumbai Newsline. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  2. K. Bhagya, Prakash (25 March 2006). "One Ashwini, many roles". Vol. 29 No. 12. Sportstar Weekly. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  3. Kumar, Sharan (19 July 1990). "AAFI belittles Ashwini". The Indian Express. p. 15.
  4. "Mrs. Ashwini Nachappa - CleansportsIndia". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  5. Pritam, Norris (22 July 1990). "Ashwini stuns Usa in 200 m". The Indian Express. p. 14.
  6. Madur (4 November 2011). "A Sportsperson Cum Superstar – Ashwini Nachappa". Karnataka.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. "Former athlete Ashwini Nachappa sends directive on AFI elections". NDTV. 6 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. Ashwini Nachappa - IMDb
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