Jauna Murmu

Jauna Murmu is an Indian woman Sprint runner and Hurdler from Orissa who specializes in 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She belongs to Mayurbhanj District of Orissa. She has received coaching from Arun Kumar Das and Subash Chandra Dasmohapatra.^[1]

Achievements

She has multiple International and national achievements.

International

• Finished 4th in 400m hurdles in 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.
• Won one gold medal in women’s 400 metre hurdles event, clocking 57.39 seconds and claimed one bronze in 400 metres sprint with a timing of 53.17 seconds in the 3rd Asian All Star Athletics Meet, which concluded at New Delhi on July 30, 2010.

National

• Won the silver medal in women's 400m event of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, clocking 52.78 seconds at Patiala, Punjab on August 6, 2010.

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