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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1991 Chakkittapara, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3:44.72 (Jakarta August 30 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres event. He participated in the 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 Commonwealth Games he finished fifth setting a new national record in the 1500 metres race by breaking 23 year old record of Bahadur Prasad.Now he also holds the credit of winning a silver medal in the 800 metres track event at the Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2018 finishing behind compatriot Manjit Singh, who won the Gold Medal. Jinson Johnson wins gold medal in men's 1500m Final in style with the timing of 3:44.72
Early life
Johnson was born on 15 March 1991[1] in the town of Chakkittapara 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] As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at Hyderabad.[3]
Career
Johnson won the silver medal in the 800 metres 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 metres 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.[4] It is the third fastest time by an Indian in 800 metres.[5]
At 2018 Asian Games he won a gold medal in 1500m event and in 800 m he won the silver medal.[6]
References
- ^ "JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b MV, Vijesh (2 August 2016). "Jinson Johnson on the right track". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Koshie, Nihal (12 July 2015). "Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Sudarshan, N. (12 July 2016). "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "India's Olympic Hope: Meet athlete Jinson Johnson from Kozhikode". The News Minute. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Jinson Johnson at World Athletics
- "Jinson Johnson Wins 1500m Gold - news18.com". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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