Amoj Jacob

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Amoj Jacob
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Amoj Jacob in 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Education SGTB Khalsa College [1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 45.68 (2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Men's 4×400 m
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Bhubaneshwar 4 × 400m relay
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 800m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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