Santhi Soundarajan

Santhi Soundarajan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
Kathakkurichi, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materNIS, Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bangalore
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)
800 metres, 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:02.21
1500m: 4:11.66
National record 3000m: 10:44.76
All India Inter University Record Holder 800m: 2:07.68
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Disqualified 2006 Doha 800 m
South Asian Games
2006 Colombo 1500 m
2006 Colombo 4×400 m relay
2006 Colombo 800 m
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok 4×400 m relay
2005 Bangkok 800 m
Asian Athletics Championships
2005 Incheon 800 m
Asian Grand Prix
2004 Asian Grand Prix, Bangalore 800 m
2004 Asian Grand Prix, Pune 800 m
International Peace Sports Festival
International Peace Sports Festival 2003 5000 m
International Peace Sports Festival 2003 800 m
International Peace Sports Festival 2003 400 m

Santhi Soundarajan (also spelled Shanthi Soundararajan, born 17 April 1981) is a track and field athlete from Tamil Nadu, India. She is the winner of 12 international medals for India and around 50 medals for her home state of Tamil Nadu. Soundarajan is the first Tamil woman to win a medal at the Asian Games. She competes in middle distance track events. She was stripped of her silver medal won at the 2006 Asian Games after failing a sex verification test which disputed her eligibility to participate in the women's competition.