Ashwini Nachappa (born October 21, 1967) is an accomplished former athlete and an Indian film, actress from Karnataka, India.
Nachappa gained fame around the start of the 1980s, when she outran P.T. Usha on two separate occasions. She has since been referred to as India's FloJo, and in 1988she received the prestigious Arjuna award.
Being noted as a social worker and educationist. She has also built a school. She is currently the president of the Bangalore Urban District Athletics Association.