 Jeevaneesh competing in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1993 Singapore |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean athlete. He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games [1] and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games. [2]
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. [3]
On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97; [4] 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. [5]