Kavita Tungar

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{{short description|Indian long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox athlete
| name = Kavita Tungar
| image = Kavita Tungar Rio2016.jpg
| caption = Tungar at the 2016 Olympics
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|5}}
| birth_place = [[Nashik district|Nashik]], Maharashtra, India
| height = 157 cm<ref name=rio/>
| weight = 45 kg
| sport = [[Track and field athletics]]
| event = [[Long-distance track event|Long-distance running]]
| pb = 5000 m – 15:16.54 (2010)<br /> 10,000 m – 31:51.44 (2010)<br>HM – 1:12:50 (2009)<br>Mar – 2:38:38 (2016)<ref name="iaaf"/>
| coach = Vijender Singh<ref name=nbc/>
| updated = 9 October 2010
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Women's athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|10,000 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games|5000 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games|Marathon]]}}
}}
[[File:XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women’s) Athletics 10000m Final, Kavita Raut of India won the Silver medal, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on October 08, 2010.jpg|thumb|XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women’s) Athletics 10000m Final, Kavita Raut of India won the Silver medal, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on October 08, 2010]]
'''Kavita Rahut''' (née ''Raut'', born 5 May 1985) is an Indian [[Long-distance track event|long-distance runner]] from [[Nashik district|Nashik]], Maharashtra. She holds the current [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] for 10 km [[road running]] with a timing of 34:32 <ref name="iaaf_news">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=50813.html |title=Merga and Mergia take thrilling 10km victories in Bangalore |date=31 May 2010 |accessdate=9 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723223527/http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D100/newsid%3D50813.html |archivedate=23 July 2009 }}</ref> as well as the current national record in the half marathon with a timing of 1:12:50.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.in/records/Records%20seniors%20(As%20on%2031.12.2011).pdf |title=National records |publisher=ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA |date=31 December 2011 |accessdate=17 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="hindu_oct10">{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100956762200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002054457/http://hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100956762200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2011|title=Kavita claims 10,000m bronze|date=9 October 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> She also won the silver medal in 10,000 metres race at the [[2010 Asian Games]].<ref name="TOI_Nov21">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asian-Games-Sudha-Singh-wins-fifth-gold-for-India/articleshow/6964801.cms|title=Asian Games: Double gold for India on the opening day of athletics|date=21 November 2010|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=22 November 2010}}</ref>

==Biography==
Kavita Raut was born in a [[tribal]] family on 5 May 1985 in Sawarpada, a village near Harsul, [[Nashik]] in Maharashtra state, India.<ref name="iaaf"/><ref name="commonwealthdelhi">{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthdelhi.com/?p=516|title=Kavita Raut, Indian Runner, Registers First Ever Medal in Individual Track Event in CWG|date=8 October 2010|publisher=commonwealthdelhi.com|accessdate=9 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225052059/http://www.commonwealthdelhi.com/?p=516|archive-date=25 December 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She is employed with [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] (ONGC) and is married to Mahesh Tungar.

==Career==
Raut won a bronze medal at the 2009 Asian athletics championships held at [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref name="hindu_nov09">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article46543.ece|title=Kavita Raut picks up a bronze in 5000m|date=10 November 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> She won another bronze medal in the [[10,000 metres]] race at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held at New Delhi on 8 October 2010 with a timing of 33:05.28.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_kavita-raut-creates-history-for-india-in-athletics-at-c-wealth-games_1449790|title=Kavita Raut creates history for India in athletics at C'Wealth Games|date=8 October 2010|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> The medal was the first individual track medal by an Indian athlete at the [[Commonwealth Games]] in more than 50 years, after [[Milkha Singh]]'s [[400 metres|440 yards]] gold at the 1958 [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Cardiff Commonwealth Games]]. It was also the first individual track medal by an Indian woman athlete in the history of [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref name="hindu_oct10" />

She also won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres race at the [[2010 Asian Games]] held at [[Guangzhou]], China on 21 November 2010 with a timing of 31:51.44, which is her personal best. The medal was a double victory for India, as [[Preeja Sreedharan]] won the gold in the same event with a timing of 31:50.47 setting a record for India's best.<ref name="TOI_Nov21"/>

She started the following season with a 5000/10,000 m double at the [[2011 National Games of India]], setting Games records in both events.<ref>Krishnan, Ram. Murali (22 February 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59380.html Raut and Johny takes doubles at Indian National Games in Ranchi]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2011-02-22.</ref>

Tungar holds the current Indian National record for 10 km [[road running]] with a mark of 34:32, set at the [[World 10K Bangalore|Sunfeast World 10K]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref name="iaaf_news" /> She is a recipient of [[Arjuna Award]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kavita Raut Awarded With Arjuna Award; First From Nasik|url=http://www.cafenasik.com/entertainment-and-recreation/sports/kavita-raut-awarded-with-arjuna-award-first-from-nasik.html|publisher=Cafe Nasik|accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref>

Tungar received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2012 and the [[Suvarnaratna Award]] in 2015.<ref name=nbc/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="iaaf">{{IAAF name |id=223876}}</ref>
<ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kavita-maheshkumar-tungar Kavita Tungar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826085155/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/kavita-maheshkumar-tungar |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref>
<ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=tungar-kavita-1194902/index.html Kavita Tungar]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kavita Tungar}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/kaveeta.raut Kavita Raut at Facebook]

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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Indian female long-distance runners]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
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[[Category:People from Nashik]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]]
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in athletics]]

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