Archana Suseendran

{{short description|Indian sprinter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Archana Suseendran

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

| country = {{IND}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = Sprint

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|South Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Kathmandu|100 m}}

{{Medal|Gold|2019 Kathmandu|200 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Kathmandu|4 × 100 m relay}}

}}

Archana Suseendran (born 9 June 1994) is an Indian athlete who specializes in the sprint.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/india/archana-suseentran-266187 |title=Archana Suseendran Athlete Profile |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=6 October 2019}} She represented India at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 200 metres.{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/results/women/200-metres/heats/result |title=Women's 200 metres |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=6 October 2019}} She did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.{{Cite web |title=Women's 200 metres – Heats |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930152430/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-200-W-h----.RS4.pdf |archive-date=30 September 2019 |access-date=5 August 2020 |website=2019 World Athletics Championships}}

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.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

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 [https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/news-indian-sprinter-archana-suseendran-suspended-18-months-anti-doping-violation banned] substance usage.