Amoj Jacob
P. A. Amoj Jacob (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and the 800 metres.
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| Born | 2 May 1998 Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | SGTB Khalsa College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 46.26s (Patiala 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "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.
- "Ashgabat 2017 bio". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Deconstruction of the gold standard". The Indian Express. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- Ryan, Stan (5 August 2017). "India at the London World Athletics Championships". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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