Robert Bobby George | |
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 former Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Dronacharya Award to Robert Bobby George in New Delhi on 21 September 2004 | |
| Born | Kannur district, Kerala |
| Occupation | athletics coach |
| Spouse | Anju Bobby George |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jimmy George (brother) [1] |
| Awards | Dronacharya Award |
Robert Bobby George is an athletics coach from Kerala, India. In 2004, he received Dronacharya Award, India's highest award for sports coaching.
Robert Bobby George was born in Kannur district of Kerala, one of the ten children of Kodakachira George Joseph and Mary Joseph. [2] He completed his engineering degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 1991 batch. [3]
Bobby married Anju in 2000. [1] Couple have two children Aaron and Andriya. [1]
Bobby George was a former national champion in triple jump. [4] He is best known as the coach of his wife and long jump medalist Anju Bobby George. [5] A mechanical engineer, Bobby quit his job in 1998 to become Anju's full-time coach. [4]
In 2018, Bobby was appointed as 'high performance specialist coach' for India. [6] [5]
Anju and Bobby started their athletics training academy named Anju Bobby George Academy in Bangalore, Karnataka under Anju Bobby Sports Foundation. [7] [8]
In 2003, he received the Dronacharya Award. [9]
Anju Bobby George is a retired Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 metres (22.0 ft). She went on to win the gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2005, a performance she considers her best. Anju was upgraded to the gold status from silver in the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monte Carlo following the disqualification of Tatyana Kotova of Russia by the International Association of Athletics Federations, following the recent re-testing of the latter's sample collected at the 2005 World Championship in Helsinki. She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2002, Khel Ratna in 2003 and Padma Shri in 2004. She had got 5th position with personal best of 6.83 metres (22.4 ft) at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In March 2021, Anju won the BBC lifetime achievement award for best athlete in India. She is also the current vice-president of the Athletics Federation of India.
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