Jeevaneesh Soundararajah

Jeevaneesh Soundararajah

Jeevaneesh competing in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 32) Singapore
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]

Athletic Career

Southeast Asian Games

2015 SEA Games (Singapore):

• Competed in the Men's 5000m, finishing in eighth place with a time of 16:14.75 ^[7]

2021 SEA Games (Hanoi, Vietnam):

• Represented Singapore in the 1500m

2023 SEA Games (Cambodia):

• Competed in the 5000m, finishing in fifteenth place with a timing of 15:51.63 ^{[8] [9]}

World Athletics Cross Country Championship

• Represented Singapore at the World Athletics Cross Country 2023 in Bathurst, Australia ^[10]

2.4km National Record

On January 8, 2022, at the Pocari Sweat Run at the Home of Athletics, Jeevaneesh set a new Singapore national record for 2.4km with a time of 6:52.97, ^[11] breaking the previous record of 6:53.18 set by Soh Rui Yong. He lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later.

Singapore Open (2022):

• Won the bronze medal in the 1500m with a time of 4:00.99. ^[12]

References

1. "Jeevaneesh S/O Soundararajah". www.teamsingapore.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
2. Ganesan, Deepanraj (16 April 2022). "Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m | the Straits Times". The Straits Times.
3. "Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track". 26 July 2022.
4. Soh, Rui Yong (29 March 2011). "Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007".
5. Choo, Daryl (9 January 2022). "National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong's 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
6. Rajan, K. (19 April 2022). "Prabudass pleased with his performance | New Straits Times". NST Online.
7. "Jeevaneesh SOUNDARARAJAH | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
8. "Soh Rui Yong marks SEA Games comeback with fourth-place finish in men's 5,000m". mothership.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
9. "Southeast Asian Games | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
10. "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
11. Chua, Charis (10 January 2022). "Pocari Sweat Run 2.4km Challenge: New National Records for Jeevaneesh and Chui Ling". SportPlus.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
12. "Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m". The Straits Times. 16 April 2022. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 27 December 2025.