CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Vally Sathyabhama

long-distance runner

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ7912468 ↗
Source-derived summary

Vally Sathyabhama (born 14 May 1964) is a former Indian long-distance runner who currently holds the Indian national record in the marathon. She set the record with a time of 2:38:10 on 21 December 1995 in Chennai.

In 1991, she won the gold medal for 10,000 metres in the All-India Open National Championships.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Vally Sathyabhama” is long-distance runner. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Vally, Sathyabhama and long-distance, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1964, 1995, 1991—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1964-05-14. For this dossier, Vally, Sathyabhama and long-distance is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “long-distance runner” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7912468. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1964, 1995 and 1991.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Vally Sathyabhama”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Vally Sathyabhama primary sources, Vally Sathyabhama archive and Vally research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Vally Sathyabhama”?
  2. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
  3. Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Vally Sathyabhama” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.