Jisna Mathew

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Jisna Mathew
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Personal information
Born (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 26)
Alakode, Kerala, India
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event 400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record

Jisna Mathew (born 7 January 1999) is an Indian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 m event. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

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.

References

  1. "Run Jisna Run". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. Koshie, Nihal (5 May 2015). "Running with the best, 16-year-old Jisna Mathew holds her own". The Indian Express . Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. P. K. Kumar, Ajith (13 May 2015). "Jisna Mathew — Another star rises from Usha's stable". The Hindu . Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. Nihal, Koshie (5 May 2015). "Running with the best, 16-year-old Jisna Mathew holds her own". The Indian Express . Retrieved 5 June 2025.(subscription required)
  5. 1 2 3 Rayan, Stan (8 August 2020). "Jisna Mathew: on the fast lane to securing Tokyo Olympics berth". Sportstar . Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. Express Web Desk (1 August 2016). "Jisna Mathew Profile: Women's 4x400m Relay". The Indian Express . Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. Rajan, Adwaidh (24 December 2014). "A Perfectionist Who chases time". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. "DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MS SHEORAN NIRLMA" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2025.