![]() Mathew at the 2017 Asian Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Alakode, Kerala, India | 7 January 1999
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | 400 m |
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Jisna Mathew (born 7 January 1999) is an Indian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 m event. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Alakode, Kannur district, Kerala, Mathew was admitted to the Usha School of Athletics in 2011. [4]
She won the 400 meters silver medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and the 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships. [5]
She was part of the India's women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6] [7]
She won the 400 m and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. She won three medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships: gold in the 400 m, silver in the 4 × 400 m relay, and bronze in the 200 meters. [5]
She won the women's 4 × 400 m relay and the women's 400 m bronze at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. In 2019, her relay teammate and 400 m champion at the event Nirmala Sheoran, was disqualified fro her results from 15 August 2016 to 21 November 2018 for doping. [8] As a result, India were striped of their relay title, and Mathew's 400 m bronze was upgraded to silver. [5]
Mathew was part of the Indian team that finished 7th in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.