వందనా రావు

వందనా రావు 1984, 1988 ఒలింపిక్స్ 4x400 మీటర్ల మహిళల రిలే రేసులో భారతదేశానికి ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహించిన భారతీయ ట్రాక్ అండ్ ఫీల్డ్ క్రీడాకారిణి. ఈమె ఆసియా క్రీడలలో బంగారు పతకాన్ని గెలుచుకుంది. ఈమె సాధించిన విజయాలకు గాను భారత ప్రభుత్వం ఈమెకు అర్జున అవార్డును ప్రదానం చేసింది.

 Career 
Vandana Rao has represented India in the following International athletic events.

 1982 ఆసియా క్రీడలు
 1984 Summer Olympics
 1985 Asian Track n Field
 1985 IAAF World Cup
 1986  Four Nations and ASIAN Games
 1987 Asian Track n Field and World Championship
 1988 Summer Olympics

 Awards 

 Karnataka State Rajyotsva Award in 1984
 Arjuna Award in 1987

 Personal life 
She is married to former Indian hockey player and head coach, Joaquim Carvalho.

References

sports references
25 years later
Times of India photo

https://bookofachievers.com/articles/victorious-vandana-was-part-of-the-olympic-relay-quartet-she-shares-her-journey
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/commitment-and-hard-training-required-to-succeed-in-sports/article3737560.ece
https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/indias-best-athletic-performances-at-olympics/4
https://www.the-sports.org/vandana-rao-athletics-spf37356.html
https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/stories-of-indian-women-athletes-who-dared-11581056928066.html
https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/On-a-different-track-now/article16651411.ece
https://indianathletics.in/medal-winners-of-asian-games/
https://www.olympic.ind.in/winners-and-athletes?id=285 

Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportswomen from Karnataka
Category:Athletes from Karnataka
Category:Indian women sprinters
Category:Indian women middle-distance runners
Category:20th-century Indian sportswomen
Category:Olympic athletes for India
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Asian Games
Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India
Category:Asian Games athletes for India
Category:Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Category:Olympic women sprinters
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India
Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners
Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists