Birth name Kalavati Saramma Event(s) 400 metres Sport Track and field | Country India Nationality Indian Name Kutty Saramma | |
Born 25 February 1971 (age 53) ( 1971-02-25 ) | ||
Kalavati 'Kutty' Saramma (born 25 February 1971) is an Indian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres event. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay teams. She is a winner of the G. V. Raja Award, which was awarded to her in 1991–92 and in 1993, she was awarded the Arjuna Award by the government of India.
Career
Saramma won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1988 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Singapore clocking 55.40 seconds in the final. She bettered her timing at the next championships in 1990 in Beijing, clocking 55.07 seconds and winning the bronze in the process.
At the senior level, making her debut in the 1991 Asian Athletics Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Saramma won bronze with a timing of 53.51 seconds. At the 1993 Asian Championships in Manila, she won a bronze again, clocking 52.83 seconds in the final. She was also a part of the Indian 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay teams, that won medals at four consecutive Asian Championships, from 1989 to 1993.