Anju Bobby George
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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is a retired
2004 Athens Olympics. In March 2021, Anju won the BBC lifetime achievement award for best athlete in India.[4] She is also the current vice-president of the Athletics Federation of India.[5]
Early life
Anju was born in Kochuparambil family in Cheeranchira village of Changanassery taluk, Kottayam, Kerala, in a Syria Orthodox Christian family, to K. T. Markose.[6]
Professional career
Anju made history when she won the bronze medal clearing 6.70 m in Long Jump at the
World Championships in Athletics. She also won a gold medal at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games. She achieved her personal best of 6.83 m at the 2004 Olympic Games at Athens which brought her the fifth position. This is the current Indian national record.[3][7]
She received the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2003–2004 after her success in the World Athletic meet. She was conferred Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2004.[8]
Anju Bobby George pulled out of the 52nd national inter-state athletics in Hyderabad, due to an upper respiratory tract infection.[9]
Personal life
Anju is married to
Involvement with sports association
Anju was appointed as president of the Kerala State Sports Council (KSSC).[11] She resigned from the post on 22 June 2016.[12]
See also
- India at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- List of Indian records in athletics
- List of Indian sportswomen
- List of Kerala Olympians
References
- ^ "EVENT REPORT WOMEN LONG JUMP FINAL". IAAF. 30 August 2003.
- ^ "IAAF ratifies Anju's top finish in 2005 World Athletics Final". Times of India. PTI. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Anju Bobby George is now a gold medallist". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Anju Bobby George bags BBC lifetime achievement award". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Executives". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Anju Bobby George Profile - Anju Bobby George Biography - Indian Athlete Anju Bobby".
- ^ "National records" (PDF). ATHLETICS FEDERATION of INDIA. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Anju's Olympic hopes suffer setback". The Times of India. 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Personal life". Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Anju Bobby George to head Kerala Sports Council". The Free Press Journal. IANS. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Anju Bobby George steps down as president of Kerala Sports Council". The Indian Express. PTI. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
External links
- Anju Bobby George at World Athletics
- Anju Bobby George at Olympedia
- Anju Bobby George at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
