Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha

Javur Jagadeeshappa Shobha (born 14 January 1978) is an Indian former heptathlete. Her personal best of 6211 points, achieved in 2004, is a national record.

She came into the news for her performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics, where she completed the seven-discipline heptathlon event despite being injured in the penultimate event of Javelin throw. She had to be carried off the field but she returned with a tightly strapped left ankle and finished 3rd in the final event (800 m) and 11th overall with 6172 points.

She came 29th in the heptathlon event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, scoring 5749 points.

International competitions