Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha (born 14 January 1978) is an Indian former heptathlete. Her personal best of 6211 points, achieved in 2004, is a national record. Shobha represented India in heptathlon event at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She has been honored with the Arjuna Award in 2004.
Career Shobha was the winner of the heptathlon event at the inaugural Afro-Asian Games in 2003.
She came into the news for her performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where she completed the seven-discipline heptathlon event despite being injured in the penultimate event of Javelin throw. She had to be carried off the field but she returned with a tightly strapped left ankle and finished 3rd in the final event (800 m) and 11th overall with 6172 points.
She came 29th in the heptathlon event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring 5749 points.
International competitions Representing 2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka 2ndHeptathlon5775 ptsAsian GamesBusan, South Korea 3rdHeptathlon5870 pts2003Afro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India 1stHeptathlon5884 pts2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece11thHeptathlon6172 pts2006Asian GamesDoha, Qatar3rdHeptathlon5662 pts2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 2ndHeptathlon5356 pts2008Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4thPentathlon3860 ptsOlympic GamesBeijing, China29thHeptathlon5749 pts
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