Kishore Jena

Kishore Jena

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Jena in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) Brahmagiri, Odisha, India
Employer	Central Industrial Security Force
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	87.54 m (2023) [1]
Medal record Men's javelin throw Representing   India Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw

Kishore Kumar Jena (born 6 September 1995) is an Indian javelin thrower. ^[2] He rose to prominence after winning the silver medal in the men's javelin event at the 2022 Asian Games. ^[3] Jena represented India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in the men's javelin event. ^[4]

Early life

He was born to Keshab and Harapriya Jena who are paddy farmers and hails from the Kothasahi village in the Puri district of Odisha. Before pursuing javelin as a sport, Jena was a volleyball player who quit the sport due to his short stature and rejection from a sports hostel. ^[5] He is employed at Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Bhopal since 2018. ^[6]

Career

In June 2023, Jena, won silver in the national championships in Bhubaneshwar. ^[7] On 30 July 2023, Jena registered his second best throw in Diyagama, Sri Lanka, with a distance of 84.38m. ^[8]

He registered his then personal best throw of 84.77m in the Javelin Throw Final and finished 5th at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 overcoming early difficulties in obtaining visa approval from authorities. ^{[9] [10] [6]}

On 4 October 2023, he won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, with a personal record throw of 87.54m. ^[1]

He competed in the javelin at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024. ^[4]

He finished eighth in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. ^[11]

References

1. Vasudevan, Shyam (4 October 2023). "With one throw Kishore Jena won silver medal, Olympics berth and national recognition". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
2. "Kishore Jena". orisports.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
3. "Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra wins Gold, Kishore Jena bags silver as India complete historic 1-2 in javelin". India Today. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
4. "Men's Javelin Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
5. Pradhan, Hemanta (August 19, 2023). "Javelin thrower Kishore Jena hopeful for good performance in World Athletics Championships". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
6. "Who is Kishore Jena: Indian javelin thrower capable of thriving in the big league". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-08. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
7. "Javelin thrower Kishore Jena gets Hungarian visa, will compete at World Championships". Deccan Herald. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
8. Srivastava, Shantanu (August 4, 2023). "Worlds on his mind, Kishore Kumar Jena aims to prolong dream run". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
9. "Javelin thrower Kishore Jena gets Hungarian visa, vows to give his best at World Championships". The Times of India. 2023-08-18. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-06.
10. "Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World Cships but not all going as one is injured". devdiacourse. 2 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
11. "Results - Doha Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

External links

• Kishore Jena at World Athletics