Leelamma Alphonso
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| Full name | Leelamma Alphonso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1969 Kundra Kollam, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field, Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000Mtrs, 5000Mtrs, 10000Mtrs, Cross Country, Half Marathon, Full Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 M: 9 Min:23 Sec 5000 M: 16 Min:27 Sec( Ex National Record 1995) 10000 M: 34 Min:33 Sec ( Ex National Record 1996 ) 21 KM : 1 Min:13 Sec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 1 November 2020. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leelamma Frank Alphonso (Born 23rd May 1969) is an Indian Long-Distance Runner. She is the Former National Record Holder in the 5000mtrs, 10000mtrs and the Half Marathon. She Specializes in Long Distance in which she held Records. She has Represented India Internationally since 1990s in 1500mtrs, 3000mtrs, 5000mtrs, 10000mtrs, Cross Country, Road Relays, Half Marathon, and the Full Marathon. She has Won over 12 International Medals for India. After Dominating Track and Field Long Distance Running at the All India Open National Level for a period of more than 10 years she Retired from Track and Field and took up to running Full Marathons when she became a Mother of 2 children. She is the only Indian to have Won Four Full Marathons in a single Calendar year. Till date she is the only Elite Professional Athlete of her time to still have competed and been the winner of National half and Full marathons for a period of more than 26 years. She competed in the Veterans Category Since 2008 to 2018 and Remained the undispuited Winner at all Major National Marathons in the Veteran Category.
Early Life
[1] Leelamma Lukose Paniker was born on 23rd May in Kundra Village of Kollam District of Kerala. She was born into family of 5 siblings and lost her father at the young age of 7. She became the Bread winner to her Widowed Mother and her siblings through her running achievements ever since. She took up to running at her school MJD High School in Kollam Kundra. She was selected by the NCC Department of Palakkad Kollam district when they noticed her talent for Racing in Cross Country trials. She was Awarded at the age of 11 by PM Indira Gandhi for being the Best Candidate in Juniors of NCC at the Republic day Parade in 1980. She received her call letter from the Western Railways when she was 17 and was coached by the Indian Railways Long Distance Champion and Coach Mr Frank Alphonso under whose training she dominated Indian long Distance Running and held Records in the Same. She is Married to Mr Frank Alphonso and the couple have children Elana Alphonso and Florence Alphonso.Leelamma Frank Alphonso then Leelamma Lukose Paniker was born on 23rd May in Kundra Village of Kollam District of Kerala. She was born into family of 5 siblings and lost her father at the young age of 7. She became the Bread winner to her Widowed Mother and her siblings through her running achievements ever since.She took up to running at her school MJD High School in Kollam Kundra. She was selected by the NCC Department of Palakkad Kollam district when they noticed her talent for Racing in Cross Country trials. She was Awarded at the age of 11 by PM Indira Gandhi for being the Best Candidate in Juniors of NCC at the Republic day Parade in 1980. She received her call letter from the Western Railways when she was 17 and was coached by the Indian Railways Long Distance Champion and Coach Mr Frank Alphonso under whose training she dominated Indian long Distance Running and held Records in the Same. She is Married to Mr Frank Alphonso and the couple have children Elana Alphonso and Florence Alphonso
Career
She Retired from Track and Field after her Marriage at the end of 1996. She took a Break from 1997 to 1999 and started racing in Full Marathons after becoming a Mother of two Children. She was a Veteran Racing in the Elite Women’s Category. She made a Hattrick in the Indira Gandhi Allahabad Half Marathon, Rath Half Marathon, and the Thane Varsha Mayor Half Marathon. She has to her credit that she is the only Indian to have Won Four Full Marathons in a Single Calendar year in the Elite Open Category. A feat she achieved as a Veteran and Mother. She was about to make a Hattrick in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon in 42km Elite Women’s Category in 2007 but she suffered a Hairline Facture on her hip a week before the race and dropped out of it. During her Long Track and Field Career the Following are her Achievements at the International and National Level from years 1990 to 2007.
International competitions
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| 1991 | Asian Athletics Championships | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | 2nd | 3000 Mtrs | |
| 1991 | South Asian Games ( SAF) | Srilanka | 2nd | 3000 Mtrs | |
| 1991 | Asian Cross Country Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Cross Country | |
| 1993 | Asian Cross Country Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Cross Country | |
| 1994 | South Asian Games ( SAF) | Madras, India | 2nd | 10000 Mtrs | |
| 1994 | South Asian Games ( SAF) | Madras, India | 3rd | 3000 Mtrs | |
| 1995 | South Asian Games ( SAF) | Madras, India | 3rd | 10000 Mtrs | |
| 1995 | Asian Marathon Championships | Malaka, Malaysia | 1st | 21 KM | |
| 1990 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | France | 23rd | Cross Country | |
| 1991 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | Belgium | 20th | Cross Country | |
| 1992 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | Boston | NA | Cross Country | |
| 1993 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | Spain | 25th | Cross Country | |
| 1994 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | Hungary | 25th | Cross Country | |
| 1995 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | Cape Town | NA | Cross Country | |
| 1996 | IAAF World Cross Country Championship | South Africa | 17th | Cross Country | |
| 1996 | Pune Interntionl Marathon | Pune India | 1st Overall ( Elite Open Women) | 21 KM | |
| 2001 | Standard Chartered Singapore | Singapore | 7th Overall ( Elite Open Women) | 42 KM | |
| 2007 | Standard Chartered Singapore | Singapore | 29th Overall ( Elite Open Women) | 42 KM | |
| 2008 | Greatest Race on Earth South Asia + Middle East | HongKong | 4th Overall( Elite Open Women) | 42 KM | |
Four Full Marathons Single Calender Year
| 2006 | Mawana Sugar Indian Open | New Delhi | Gold Elite | 42 KM | |
| 2006 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Gold Elite | 42 KM | |
| 2006 | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Gold Elite | 42 KM | |
| 2006 | Lucknow Marathon | Lucknow | Gold Elite | 42 KM | Only Elite Indian To Win Four Full Marathons in a Single Calender Year |
Achievements at the National Level
| 1991 | All India Open National Championship | Madras | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1990 | All India Open National Championship | Calcutta | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1991 | 30th All India Open National Championship | Calcutta | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1991 | All India Open National Championship | Bombay | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1991 | Open Nationals | New Delhi | Silver | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1991 | Escorts Masters Athletic Meet | New Delhi | Silver | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1992 | All India Open National Championship | Madras | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1992 | Open Nationals | Bombay | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1993 | All India Open Nationals Championship | Madras | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1993 | 31st All India Senior State Athletic Meet- Open National | New Delhi | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1993 | All India Open National Championship | Karnataka | Silver | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1993 | 32rd India Open Athletic Championship | Banglore | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | Senior Inter State Athletics Championship | Pune | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | Open National | Madras | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | AAFI Senior Inter State Athletics | Pune | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | 1st AFFI Federation | Calcutta | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | Open National | Calcutta | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | 34th Inter State Senior Athletic Championship | Madras | Bronze | 5000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | 34th Inter State Senior Athletic Championship | Madras | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | 33rd All India Senior Inter State Championship | Banglore | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | 34th All India Open Athletic Championship | Jamshedpur | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | AAFI Federation Trails | Pune | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1996 | Open National | New Delhi | Gold | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1996 | 35h All India Open Athletics Championship | New Delhi | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | National Games Maharashtra | Pune | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | National Games Maharashtra | Pune | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | National Games Maharashtra | Pune | Silver | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1994 | National Games Maharashtra | Pune | Bronze | 3000 Mtrs |
| 1995 | Inter State | Chennai | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
| 1992 | AAFI All India Cross Country Championship | Ahmedabad | Silver | Cross Country |
| 1991 | AAFI 25th All India Cross Country Championship | Lucknow | Gold | Cross Country |
| 1995 | XXX All India Cross Country Championship | Ahmedabad | Silver | Cross Country |
| 2002 | 36th National Cross Country Championship AAFI | Jbaldpur | Gold | Cross Country |
| 1991 | National Marathon Championship AFI | Pune | Gold | 21km |
| 1994 | 31st National Cross Country Championship | Jhuila | Gold | Cross Country |
| 2003 | 37th National Cross Country Championship | Goa | Silver | Cross Country |
| 1989 | 27th National Senior Athletics Championship | Gamtur | Silver | Cross Country |
| 1990 | All India Cross Country Championship | Pimpri | Gold | Cross Country |
| 2003 | Bharat Petroleum All India Invitation Athletic Meet | Thane | Gold | 10000 Mtrs |
National Marathons
| 1991 | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Silver Elite | 21 KM |
| 1992 | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Bronze Elite | 21 KM |
| 1994 11th January | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1994 19th November | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1995 | All India Indira Marathon | Allahabad | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1993 | Rath Indian Open Half Marathon | New Delhi | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1994 | Rath Indian Open Half Marathon | New Delhi | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1995 | Rath Indian Open Half Marathon | New Delhi | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1995 | Thane Mayor Varsha Marathon | Thane | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1996 | Thane Mayor Varsha Marathon | Thane | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1997 | Thane Mayor Varsha Marathon | Thane | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 1997 | Vadodara National Marathon | Vadodara | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 2001 | Chennai Marathon | Thane | Gold Elite | 21 KM |
| 2001 | 1st All India JRD Tata Invitation Half Marathon | Jamshedpur | Silver Elite | 21 KM |
| 2004 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Bronze Elite | 42 KM |
| 2005 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Silver Eite | 42 KM |
| 2006 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Gold Elite | 42 KM |
| 2007 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Gold Elite | 42 KM |
| 2009 | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | Silver Elite | 42 KM |
Awards
She is the winner of the Prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Award given by the state of Maharashtra[citation needed]Winner of the Railway Board award for Excellence in Athletics[citation needed] Winner of the Western Railway General Manager Award for Excellence in Athletics[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Today in Indian History - Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50". www.moindian.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
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