Mahitha Mohan

Mahitha Mohan
Team information
DisciplineRoad, Track, MTB
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's road cycling
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka 50 km Mass Start
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Team time trial CR

Mahitha Mohan is an Indian cyclist who has been national champion in multiple road, track, and mountain bike events.[1] At the 2010 South Asian Games, she was the 50 km Mass Start gold medal winner.[2] She was named India's best cyclist in 2010.

Biography

Mahitha Mohan started competitive cycling in 2002, at the age of 14, following her elder brother Santhanu into the sport. With the family living in Thodupuzha, a small town in Kerala, India, the nearest cycling track for training was located at Trivandrum, a more than 5-hour drive away.

Palmarès

2002
National Track Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 14)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Individual pursuit (Girls under 14)
2003
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 16)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 18)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 16)
National Track Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Girls under 18)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team time trial (Girls under 18)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Individual pursuit (Girls under 16)
2004
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 16)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 18)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 16)
National Track Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Girls under 18)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team time trial (Girls under 18)
2005
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 18)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 18)
2006
National Track Cycling Championship (at Patiyala)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Points race (Girls under 19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Girls under 19)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team time trial (Girls under 19)
National Track Cycling Championship (at Bijapur)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Points race (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olympic Sprint (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team time trial (Girls under 19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Points race (Women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit (Girls under 19)
National Road Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 19)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 19)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start
1st place, gold medalist(s) Time Trial
2007
National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 19)
National Games of India
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sprint
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olympic Team Sprint
National Track Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Points race (Women)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Points race (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Scratch race (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Time Trial (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olympic Team Sprint (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sprint (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Time Trial (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
National Road Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Girls under 19)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Time Trial (Women)
2008
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Time Trial (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
National Road Cycling Championship
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kriterium (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mass Start (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
2009
National Track Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Points race (Women)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Time Trial (Women)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olympic Sprint (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sprint (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team pursuit (Women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
All India Inter University Cycling Championship
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start (Women)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Time Trial (Women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team time trial (Women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Team pursuit
2010
South Asian Games
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mass Start 50 km
1st place, gold medalist(s)championship records icon CR Team time trial

References

  1. ^ "Mahitha Mohan ends on a high with three gold in cycling". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ^ Sabanayakan, S. (2 February 2010). "Good haul by Indian contingent". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2014.


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