Geeta Zutshi
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{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}
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Geeta Zutshi (born 2 December 1956) is a former Indian track and field athlete. She established several national and Asian running records in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events.
Zutshi won the women's silver medals for the 800 m in 1982, and for the 1500 m in both 1978 and 1982.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-02-08. As the top Indian woman athlete at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, she took the oath on behalf of the competitors during the opening ceremony.{{Cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/50yrs/50phto/50k/isport6.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 February 2005 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214346/http://pib.nic.in/archive/50yrs/50phto/50k/isport6.html |url-status=dead }} For her achievements she has been awarded the Arjuna award and the Padma Shri.
She has inspired other Indian women, such as Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to successfully climb Mount Everest. As a child, Pal began to aspire to national fame after seeing a newspaper photograph of Zutshi with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.{{cite web |url=http://www.tata.com/0_careers/our_people/20040809_pal.htm |title=Tata.com: The man from Reno |access-date=2005-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204194852/http://www.tata.com/0_careers/our_people/20040809_pal.htm |archive-date=2005-02-04 }}
She was coached by Mohammad Ilyas Babar. After 17 years in the United States, she returned to India in July, 2002, and took over as coach of the Indian junior athletics team (800 m and 1500 m).
International competitions
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rowspan=2|1978
|rowspan=2|Asian Games |rowspan=2|Bangkok, Thailand |bgcolor="gold"| 1st |800 m |
bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|1500 m |
rowspan=2|1981
|rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Tokyo, Japan |bgcolor="gold"| 1st |800 m |
bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|1500 m |
rowspan=2|1982
|rowspan=2|Asian Games |rowspan=2|New Delhi, India |bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |800 m |
bgcolor="silver"| 2nd
|1500 m |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zu/geeta-zutshi-1.html |title=Geeta Zutshi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017100845/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zu/geeta-zutshi-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-17 |url-status=dead}}
- [https://archive.today/20130203191156/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1020918/asp/sports/story_1210197.asp The Telegraph (India)]
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Category:Olympic athletes for India
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India
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Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
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Category:Athletes from Jammu and Kashmir
Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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