Soma Biswas (born 16 May 1978 in Ranaghat) is an Indian former athlete from West Bengal who represented India in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She won the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches.
Awards
She was one of the recipients of the prestigious Arjuna Award for Athletics (year 2003).
See also
List of Indian women athletes
References
External links
Soma Biswas at Athens
Profile at Doha 2006
1978 births
Living people
Indian heptathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for India
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
People from Nadia district
Athletes from West Bengal
Sportswomen from West Bengal
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games 20th-century Indian women 21st-century Indian women Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Athletics Championships winners