Amoj Jacob

Amoj Jacob
Amoj Jacob in 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998
Delhi, India
Education SGTB Khalsa College[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Sport
Country  India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400m: 46.26s (Patiala 2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneshwar4 × 400m relay

P. A. Amoj Jacob (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and the 800 metres.

In July 2017, Jacob was part of India's gold medal winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the Asian Athletics Championships. The team of Jacob, Kunhu Muhammed, Arokia Rajiv and Mohammad Anas clocked 3:02.92, the season best time in Asia, to give India its first gold at the event since Seoul 1975.[3] With this performance, the team entered the Athletics World Championships in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "National Senior Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra beats Davinder Singh to win gold in men's javelin throw". Firstpost. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ashgabat 2017 bio". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Deconstruction of the gold standard". The Indian Express. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Stan (5 August 2017). "India at the London World Athletics Championships". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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