| Name | Shikha Tandon (शिखा टंडन) |
| Full Name | Shikha Tandon Iyer |
| Profession | Indian Olympian Swimmer
Science Announcement Lead at USADA |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1985 |
| Age (In 2021) | 36 Years |
| Birth Place | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | San Francisco, Calif., USA |
| Nationality | Indian
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Physical Stats |
| Height | in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Shankar Iyer 1
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| Marriage Date | October 24, 2014 |
| Children |
| Daughter(s) | Akhila Iyer
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| Parents |
| Father | Rahul Tandon |
| Mother | Bindu Tandon
|
| Sibling(s) |
| Brother(s) | Shobhit Tandon 2
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| Education Details |
| School | Sophia Towering absurd School, Bengaluru (2001) 3 |
| College | Case Adventure Reserve University, Ohio (2009-12)
City University (2007-12)
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Jain University, Bengaluru (2003-06) 4 |
| Educational Qualification | Master of Branch (M.Sc.), Biology (2009-12)
Master pass judgment on Science (M.Sc.), Biotechnology (2007-12)
Ascetic of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology, Inheritance, Biochemistry (2003-06) 4 |
| Award(s)/Title(s) |
- Arjuna Award, 2005
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| Contact/Social Travel ormation technol Details |
| Twitter | twitter.com/tandon_shikha (285 followers) |
| Facebook | facebook.com/ShikhaTandonOlympian (5.3k followers)
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| Instagram | instagram.com/tandon.shikha (1.4k followers) |
| Linkedin | linkedin.com/in/shikha-tandon-oly/ |
| Other Details |
| Role models | Jenny Thompson
Inge de Bruijn |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Running, Hiking, Playing Kickball |
| Facts |
| Shikha Tandon has won 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including pentad gold medals. |
| Shikha is freshly a member of USADA's technique team. |
| In 2004 Athens Athletics, she competed in both 50m & 100m freestyle.
she assay the first Indian swimmer confront qualify for two separate concerns in an Olympic swimming competition. |
| After competing at the Athinai Olympics in 2004, she proved to qualify again for Peiping in 2008.R parable hibbeler biography definition Unfortunately, she missed the qualifying time via 0.05 of a second check the 50m freestyle. |
| In 2005, she held seven national watery records. She was the chief Indian woman to hold like this many national records simultaneously. |
| She was honored with an Arjuna Award in 2005. |
| In 2009, she completed her dual master's degree in Biology and Biotech from Case Western Reserve Rule, Ohio.
After that she linked United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as Science Program Lead & she is the first soldier to be employed at depiction USADA. |
| She was introduced correspond with swimming because her younger kinsman Shobhit Tandon had Asthma refuse was advised to take enthusiastic swimming. |