Indian Long Jumpers

1. Indian Long Jumpers Indian long jumpers, almost in all cases, come from a very humble and modest background. The sport in itself is less popular in India, hence not lot of attention is received from the masses, media or government sports authorities. Vijay Singh Chauhan- Vijay Singh Chauhan is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in decathlon in 1974 Asian Games. He participated in 1972 Olympics. He was born in 1949 in Uttar Pradesh state. He was honoured with Arjuna award. Reeth Abraham- Reeth Abraham is an athlete from India and was once the national champion in long jump and heptathlon. She won the Arjuna Award in 1997. Mayookha Johny- Mayookha Johny, born 9 April 1988, is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark. Kumaravel Premkumar- Kumaravel Premkumar is an Indian long jumper from Tamil Nadu. He is the national record-holder in both indoor and outdoor long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and a silver at the 2013 Asian Athletics Championships. Sammudi Balasubramaniam- Sammudi Balasubramaniam was an athlete hailing from Tamil Nadu who specializes in long jump and triple jump. He was the second Indian to secure a bronze medal in triple jump in Asian Games. Murali Sreeshankar.- A talented lad with limitless potential, he has already taken the long jump scene by storm and has already established himself as one of the best long jumpers in the history of the game in the country. In his list of most recent notable achievements, he won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He had made the best jump of 8.08 meters out of his six attempts at the Alexander Stadium to secure the silver. He also holds the national record for the longest jump, coming in at an impressive 8.36 meters. Anju Bobby George ,she made history and etched her name in the book of records when she won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics which was held in Paris. Following this, she became the first ever Indian athlete to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 meters (22.0 ft). Hailing from the state of Kerala, she showed her prowess and talent for athletics right from an early age. For her outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of athletics, she was awarded the Arjuna award in 2002–2003, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2003–2004, after her success in the World Athletic meet and the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award in 2004. There is no doubt that she is indeed one of the best long jumpers in the country.