Sathi Geetha

Sathi Geetha (born 5 July 1983) is an Indian track and field athlete from Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh. She is a sprinter specializing in the 400 metres.

Sathi Geetha
Geetha 2016 Dhyan Chand Award
Personal information
Nationality India
Born5 July 1983 (1983-07-05) (age 40)
Maruteru, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
College teamS V K P AND DR K S RAJU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE,PENUGOND.
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Incheon 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Incheon 400 m
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha 4 × 400 m relay

Sathi Geetha was born on 5 July 1983 in Maruteru, coming from a Telugu Hindu traditional and small middle-class family.

Geetha finished seventh in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates K. M. Beenamol, Chitra K. Soman and Rajwinder Kaur. Geetha also won a silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships in a personal best time of 51.75 seconds.

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