Arokia Rajiv

Arokia Rajiv
Rajiv at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Full name Soundararajan Arokia Rajiv
Nationality Indian
Born (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
Country India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres
Club Indian Army[2]
Coached by Mohhamad Kunhi (personal)
Bahadur Singh Chauhan (national)
Radhakrishnan Nair (national)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 45.47 (New Delhi 2016)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
2018 JakartaMen's 4×400 m
2018 JakartaMixed 4×400m
2014 Incheon400 m
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati/Shillong 400 m
2016 Guwahati/Shillong 4×400 m
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar400 m
2017 Bhubaneswar4×400 m
Military World Games
2015 Mungyeong400 m
Updated on 28 August 2018.

Arokia Rajiv (born 22 May 1991) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres distance. He won silver medals in the men's and mixed 4×400 m relays at the 2018 Asian Games and placed third in the individual 400 m in 2014. He won medals in both the 400 m and 4×400 m events at the 2016 South Asian Games and 2017 Asian Championships. He competed in the relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

Rajiv was born in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu,[1] in a poor family. He studied at the Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Lalgudi, and St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli.[3]

Career

Rajiv began his career as a long jumper before taking to 400 metres.[2] At the 2014 Asian Games, he won the bronze medal, clocking 45.92 seconds in the final.[4] In the process, he bettered his previous best of 46.13 seconds, which he had achieved at the National Inter-State Championships in Lucknow in June 2014.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  India
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 6th 400 m 46.63
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.01
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 400 m 45.92
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.61
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 2nd, silver medalist(s) 400 m 46.14
1st, gold medalist(s) 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.92
2018 Commonwealth Games(Heat 2) Gold Coast, Australia H2- 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.051

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arokia Rajiv". results.glasgow2014.com. 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Arokiarajiv. asiangames2018.id
  3. ↑ "Lalgudi youth wins bronze in Asiad". The Hindu. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Braving odds, the Arokia Rajiv way". Deccan Herald. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rajiv Arokia Bags Bronze in Men's 400M Race". NDTV. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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