Shiny Wilson

Born on 8th May 1965 in Thodupuzha, Kerala, Shiny Kurisingal Abraham-Wilson is a retired Indian track and field athlete. A national champion for 14 years in 800m, she is the first athlete who took part in six Asian Track & Field meets consecutively after 1985 in Jakarta. During this time frame, she has won numerous medals at the Asian and SAF (South Asian Federation) tournaments and is the first Indian female athlete to reach the semi-finals in women’s 800m event at the Olympics. She is currently the selector of the Indian team and government nominee for selection committee board and is employed with FCI Chennai as a General Manager (Sports).  

A glimpse of some of her career achievements:

• Bagged a gold in 800m and a silver medal in 400m event of 1985 Jakarta Asian Athletics Championships
• Bestowed with the Arjuna award by the Government of India in 1984
• Presented the Chinese Journalist award in 1991 by the Chinese Government for her outstanding achievement in sports
• First Indian woman flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
• Honoured with the Birla award in 1996
• Conferred India’s fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri award in 1998
• Honoured by the UNICEF, Los Angeles in 2002 and presented a paper presentation on behalf of Asia
• Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from CNN IBN in 2009
• Honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the JFW Achievers awards in 2012 in Chennai
• Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Sun Networks for Women Achievers for the field of sports in 2012