Supriyati Sutono (also known as ''Supriati Sutono''; born 24 June 1972) is an Indonesian former

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in

long-distance running Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running comes two d ...

track events. She set a number of Indonesian national records and remains the

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

record holder (the others being beaten by Triyaningsih). She represented her country at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. 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

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in 2000, taking the 10,000 m gold. She was also successful at the Southeast Asian Games, 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,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

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, when she won an unprecedented three gold medals in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

and

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 race ...

. 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

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

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. This achievement made her Indonesia's first ever female gold medallist in the athletics competition, and only the country's second winner after

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'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

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. 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 Athletics 2001 Southeast Asian Games The 2001 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2001), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the fifth time that Malaysia plays as SEA 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 The 2003 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2003), officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games and also known as Vietnam 2003, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 5 to 13 December 2003 in Hano ...

, 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)
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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 The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She finished nineteenth in her qualifying group with a time of 16:34.14 minutes.

Personal bests

– 4:21.50 (1997 *

– 9:33.00 (1998) *

– 15:54.45 (1998) *

– 32:52.45 (1998) :All information from IAAF profileSupriyati Sutono
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-23.

International competitions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutono, Supriyati Living people 1972 births People from Cilacap Regency Indonesian female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Indonesia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Indonesian female middle-distance runners Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Central Java SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Asian Athletics Championships winners