Angel Mary Joseph (born 24 September 1953) is a retired Indian

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athlete. She specialized in

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, Pentathlon, and once held

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in all the three and high jump and heptathlon. At the

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, she won silver medals in long jump and pentathlon. She also represented

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and Railways playing

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in the National Championships. Recognizing her achievements in track and field, Mary was awarded the Arjuna Award by the

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in 1979.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Angel Mary 1953 births People from Davanagere Living people Sportswomen from Karnataka Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Indian female long jumpers 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Indian female sprinters Indian pentathletes Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Karnataka Recipients of the Arjuna Award