Jeswin Aldrin

Jeswin Aldrin

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Personal information
Full name	Jeswin Johnson Isaac Aldrin
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2001-12-24) December 24, 2001 (age 23) Mudalur, Tamil Nadu, India [1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Long Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	8.42 m NR (2023) [2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   India Asian Indoor Championships 2023 Astana Long Jump

Jeswin Aldrin (born 24 December 2001) is an Indian track and field athlete who specializes in long jump and holds the national record with a mark of 8.42 meters. ^[3] Aldrin represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he finished 26th in the men's long jump event. ^[4]

Personal information

Aldrin is from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born to Johnson Isaac (father) and Esther Selva Rani (mother). ^[5] He has two younger brothers, Jerwin Isaac and Joywin Joseph. His elder sister is Adriana Simon and younger sister is Francina Simon. Jeswin Aldrin's uncle Simon Isaac who lives in Chennai plays a major role in shaping Jeswin Aldrin.

Career

Aldrin qualified in long jump for 2022 World Athletics Championships but failed to qualify for finals. ^{[6] [7]} In the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the finals in the 12th and last position. ^[8] He holds national record with an 8.42m jump. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "A village of churches, halwa and the next big hope in Indian athletics, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin", Indian Express
2. "Jeswin Aldrin breaks National record and makes cut to the coming Asian Games", olympic.com
3. "Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap". The Times of India. 2023-03-02. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-03-03.
4. "Olympic Profile: Jeswin ALDRIN". Olympics.
5. "Long Read: A village of churches, halwa and the next big hope in Indian athletics, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin". The Indian Express. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
6. M, Hari Kishore. ""I am happy to qualify for the World Championships" - Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
7. Sportstar, Team (2022-10-01). "Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for long jump World Championships at National Games". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
8. "World Athletics Championships: Jeswin jumps into final but Sreeshankar crashes out". ESPN. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
9. Singh, Navneet. "Jeswin Aldrin's massive leap earns him a national record in men's long jump". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
10. "Jeswin Aldrin broke national record". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

External links

• Jeswin Aldrin at World Athletics