Supriyati Sutono (also known as ''Supriati Sutono''; born 24 June 1972) is an Indonesian former
track and field
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Triyaningsih
Triyaningsih (born 15 May 1987) is an Indonesian long-distance runner. She competed in the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon, marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 84th with a time of 2:41:15.
Competition rec ...
). She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
She became Indonesia's first female athletics gold medallist at the
1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...
, winning the 5000 m, and was her country's first ever winner
Asian Athletics Championships
The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association.
History
The competition courted controversy with the IAAF when political in-fighting arose after Israel was excluded from participation in 1977. That e ...
in 2000, taking the 10,000 m gold. She was also successful at the
Southeast Asian Games
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, earning three individual medals in 1997, a career total of eight golds, and having four straight wins in the 5000 m from 1997 to 2003.
Career
Born in Indonesia's
Cilacap Regency
Cilacap Regency ( jv, ꦏꦨꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦕꦶꦭꦕꦥ꧀, also spelt: Chilachap, old spelling: Tjilatjap, Sundanese: ) is a regency () in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Cilacap.
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,Supriyati Sutono Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-06-23. Sutono came to prominence at regional level at the
1997 Southeast Asian Games
The 1997 Southeast Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1997), officially known as the 19th Southeast Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara ke-19; the 19th SEA Games), was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta, ...
held in Jakarta, when she won an unprecedented three gold medals in the
1500 metres
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10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
. She won each event with a games record time.Southeast Asian Games GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-06-23. Her 1500 m run of 4:21.50 minutes proved to be a lifetime best. The 5000 m made its debut on the
1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...
programme, replacing the 3000 m, and Sutono won the inaugural race with a time of 15:54.45 minutes. She defeated a high-profile field including Olympic fourth-placer Michiko Shimizu and double Asian medallist Sunita Rani. This achievement made her Indonesia's first ever female gold medallist in the athletics competition, and only the country's second winner after Mohammed Sarengat's 1962 men's sprint/hurdles double. She also entered the 10,000 m a finished fifth. She set lifetime bests over both distances, timing 15:54.45 minutes and 32:52.45 minutes, respectively.
Sutono retained two of her three titles at the
1999 Southeast Asian Games
The 1999 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999), officially known as the 20th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. This was the first time Brunei hosted th ...
, topping the podium in the 1500 m and 5000 m events, but relinquishing the 10,000 m to Malaysia's Yuan Yufang. She further established herself as among the continent's best distance runners at the
2000 Asian Athletics Championships
The 13th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in late August 2000.
Results
Men
Women
Medals table
Participation
See also
*2000 in athletics (track and field)
External linksGBR Athletics2001 Southeast Asian Games as she held off Myanmar's Pa Pa to claim a 5000 m/10,000 m double for the second time in her career. She was also a silver medallist in the 1500 m behind Pham Dinh Khanh Doan of Vietnam. She defended her 5000 m title at the
2003 Southeast Asian Games
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, making it four straight victories at the competition – a first for a female track athlete at the SEA Games. She came close to repeating her long-distance double but was narrowly beaten into second place in the 10,000 m by Vietnamese runner Doan Nu Truc Van.Chua Chong Jin (2003-12-10) Filipino revival set to continue with the Decathlon - South East Asian Games, Day Three IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-23.
The last major international outing of her career came on the highest stage. She was selected for the Indonesian Olympic team for the
2004 Athens Olympics
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. She finished nineteenth in her qualifying group with a time of 16:34.14 minutes.
Personal bests
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1500 metres
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10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
– 32:52.45 (1998)
:All information from IAAF profileSupriyati Sutono IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-23.