Jeevaneesh Soundararajah
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 Jeevaneesh competing in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean long-distance athlete who specializes in events ranging from 1500m to 10,000m.[1] He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games[2] and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games.[3]
As a schoolboy, he won the 1500 metres and cross-country events at the "A" Division National School Games, and was the first person to go below 15 minutes for the latter.[4]
On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97;[5] he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.[6]