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Amoj Jacob

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Amoj Jacob
Amoj Jacob in 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)
Kochi, Kerala, India
EducationSGTB Khalsa College[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 45.68 (2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's 4×400 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bhubaneshwar 4 × 400m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 800m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 4×400m 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] He competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Men's 4x400 m relay event where the Indian team broke the Asian and National Records and clocked a time of 3:00.25.[5]

In 2021, Jacob won the gold medal in the 400 metres event at the 2021 Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.[6] And finally he won a gold medal at the men's 4×400 metres relay event at the 2022 Asian Games.[7]

References

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  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. ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Jacob AMOJ - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  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.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Fastest in Asia, yet not quick enough in men's 4×400 relay". The Indian Express. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ Rayan, Stan (5 June 2021). "We have the team to finish among the top five: Amoj Jacob". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Asian Games Results". Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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