Ashwini Nachappa

Ashwini Nachappa
Personal information
Born (1967-10-21) 21 October 1967
Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)track and field athlete and actress
Children2
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
1985 Jakarta 4×400 m
1987 Singapore 4×400 m
1991 Kuala Lumpur 4×400 m
1989 New Delhi 200 m
1989 New Delhi 4×100 m
1985 Jakarta 4×100 m

Ashwini Nachappa (born 21 October 1967) is an Indian former track and field athlete and actress from Madikeri.

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. In 1988 she received the Arjuna award.

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