Amoj Jacob (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in 400 m events. Jacob has represented India in the men's 4x400 m event at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 May 1998 |
| Education | SGTB Khalsa College[1] |
| Occupation | Manager |
| Employer | Bank of India |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 45.68 (2021) |
Career
editIn 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
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Asian Games Results". Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
edit- Amoj Jacob at World Athletics
- Amoj Jacob at Olympics.com
- Amoj Jacob at Olympedia
- Amoj Jacob at InterSportStats
- Amoj Jacob at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Amoj Jacob on Instagram
