Amoj Jacob
Indian sprinter (born 1998)
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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
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]
