Chitra Soman is an Indian athletics competitor who specialised in sprint events, particularly the 400 metres. She represented India in international track and field competitions during the 2000s, and was part of Indian relay teams that featured in major continental and global meets.
| Name | Chitra Soman |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Primary event | 400 metres / 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Country represented | India |
Chitra Soman emerged through the Indian domestic athletics circuit, where the 400 metres has historically been one of the country's stronger track disciplines for women. She trained alongside a generation of Indian quarter-milers who collectively raised national standards in the relay during the early and mid-2000s.
Soman competed in the 400 metres individually and as a member of India's 4 × 400 metres relay squad. The Indian women's 4 × 400 m relay team during this period became a consistent medal contender at the Asian Athletics Championships and Asian Games, and Soman was associated with this group of sprinters.
As a national-level quarter-miler, Chitra Soman contributed to the depth that Indian women's athletics built up in the 400 m and the long sprint relay. The 4 × 400 m relay remains one of the few track events in which India has been competitive at the Asian level, and athletes such as Soman formed part of that pool of runners.