Kavita Tungar
Tungar at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 December 1985 Nashik, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vijender Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:16.54 (2010) 10,000 m – 31:51.44 (2010) HM – 1:12:50 (2009) Mar – 2:38:38 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 9 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kavita Tungar (née Raut, born 5 May 1985) is an Indian long-distance runner from Nashik, Maharashtra. She holds the current national record for 10 km road running with a timing of 34:32 as well as the current national record in the half marathon with a timing of 1:12:50. She won the bronze medal in 10,000 metres race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the first individual track medal by an Indian woman athlete at the Commonwealth Games. She also won the silver medal in 10,000 metres race at the 2010 Asian Games.