Jinson Johnson

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Jinson Johnson
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Johnson at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born (1991-03-15) 15 March 1991 (age 34)
Chakkittapara, Kerala, India
Military career
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service2009–present
Rank Subedar
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
 800 m, 1500 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests 800 m : 1:45.65 (2018)
1500 m : 3:35.24 NR (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics Athletics pictogram.svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta 1500m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta 800m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 1500m
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Wuhan 800m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Bhubaneswar 800m

Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian middle-distance runner. He holds the 1500 m national record with a time of 3:35.24 set at 2019 ISTAF Berlin. Johnson represented India in the men's 800 m event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Early life

Johnson was born on 15 March 1991 [1] in the town of Chakkittapara near Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala. He did his schooling at the St. George's High School in Kulathuvayal and graduation at the Baselius College in Kottayam. He trained at the Kerala Sports Council's sports hostel in Kottayam, before joining the Indian Army in 2009. [2] [3] As of 2025, he holds the rank of Subedar. [4]

Career

Johnson won the silver medal in the 800 meters event of the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships held in Wuhan with a time of 1:49.69. He also won three gold medals at the Asian Grand Prix in Thailand the same year. [2]

Johnson qualified for the 800 meters event at the 2016 Summer Olympics by clocking his personal best time of 1:45.98 at Bangalore in July 2016, meeting the Olympics qualification standard of 1:46.00. [5] Johnson broke the long standing national record of Sriram Singh in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships . [6]

At the 2018 Asian Games he won a gold medal in the 1500m event while in the 800 m he won the silver medal finishing behind compatriot Manjit Singh, who won the gold medal . [7]

References

  1. ↑ "JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics". Rio 2016 Olympics . Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 MV, Vijesh (2 August 2016). "Jinson Johnson on the right track". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Koshie, Nihal (12 July 2015). "Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (30 August 2018). "Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Sudarshan, N. (12 July 2016). "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Jinson (28 August 2018). "Asian Games Day 10, LIVE updates: Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson clinch gold and silver respectively in men's 800m". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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