M. D. Valsamma
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Manathoor Devasia Valsamma (born 21 October 1960) is a retired Indian athlete. She was the second Indian woman to win an individual gold medal at the Asian Games and the first to win it on Indian soil.
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Full name | Manathoor Devasia Valsamma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-10-21) 21 October 1960 (age 63) Ottathai, Kannur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m hurdles: 14.02 (Jakarta 1985) 400 m hurdles: 57.81 (1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Manathoor. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Valsamma.
In this Indian name, the name Devasia is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Valsamma.