# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sunita-rani
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:47:59.774Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sunita-rani"
name: "Sunita Rani"
slug: "sunita-rani"
description: "Sunita Rani is an Indian athlete from Punjab who won a gold medal in the 1,500 m race and a bronze in the 5,000 m during the 2002 Asian Games. Her time of 4:06.03 in the 1,500 metres is the current Indian national record. She received the Arjuna award in 1999 and the Padma Shri in 2015 for her achievements. She later raised controversy when she was charged with doping. Her medals were revoked but subsequently reinstated after an investigation."
tagline: "Indian distance runner"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1979-12-04"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.274336283185841
  historical:           9.272066666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump