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{{Short description|Indian athletics coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Bobby George
| image = The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Dronacharya Award to Robert Bobby George (Athletics) in New Delhi on September 21, 2004.jpg
| caption = former Indian president [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] presenting the Dronacharya Award to Robert Bobby George in New Delhi on 21 September 2004
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kannur district]], Kerala
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = athletics coach
| spouse = [[Anju Bobby George]]
| children = 2
| parents =
| relatives = [[Jimmy George]] (brother)<ref name="ManoramaOnline"/>
| website =
| 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.

==Biography==
Robert Bobby George was born in [[Kannur district]] of Kerala, one of the ten children of Kodakachira George Joseph and Mary Joseph.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.channelrb.com |first=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ |date=2017-08-16 |title=ജിമ്മി ജോര്‍ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് ജോര്‍ജ് ജോസഫ് അന്തരിച്ചു · channelrb |url=https://www.channelrb.com/news/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%86-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5/28716 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=channelrb |language=en-US |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930141240/https://www.channelrb.com/news/%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%86-%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5/28716 |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed his engineering degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 1991 batch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halder |first=Aditya |date=2021-08-30 |title=India's horizontal jump whisperer Robert Bobby George eager to produce more champions |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-s-horizontal-jump-whisperer-robert-bobby-george-eager-to-produce-more-champions-afi-sai-730188 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823062313/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/india-s-horizontal-jump-whisperer-robert-bobby-george-eager-to-produce-more-champions-afi-sai-730188 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bobby married Anju in 2000.<ref name="ManoramaOnline">{{cite news |title=നേട്ടങ്ങളുടെ ‘തുടക്കം മാംഗല്യം...’; അഞ്ജു – ബോബി ജോർജ് പ്രണയകഥ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2020/06/02/pranaya-virus-anju-bobby-george-and-robert-bobby-george.html |work=ManoramaOnline |agency=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml |access-date=22 August 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923061555/https://www.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2020/06/02/pranaya-virus-anju-bobby-george-and-robert-bobby-george.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Couple have two children Aaron and Andriya.<ref name="ManoramaOnline"/>

==Career==
Bobby George was a former national champion in triple jump.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Womenpoint |url=http://womenpoint.in/index.php/resources/resourcesDetails/325 |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=womenpoint.in |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822172817/http://womenpoint.in/index.php/resources/resourcesDetails/325 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is best known as the coach of his wife and long jump medalist [[Anju Bobby George]].<ref name="Asianet">{{cite news |title=പി.ടി.ഉഷക്കെതിരെ ആഞ്ഞടിച്ച് അഞ്ജുവിന്റെ ഭര്‍ത്താവ് റോബര്‍ട്ട് ബോബി ജോര്‍ജ് |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/sports/robert-bobby-george-against-pt-usha |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml |access-date=22 August 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923061556/https://www.asianetnews.com/sports/robert-bobby-george-against-pt-usha |url-status=live }}</ref> A mechanical engineer, Bobby quit his job in 1998 to become Anju's full-time coach.<ref name=":0" />

In 2018, Bobby was appointed as 'high performance specialist coach' for India.<ref>{{cite news |title=India may win Olympic medal in 2024: Bobby George |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2018-12-03/India-may-win-Olympic-medal-in-2024-Bobby-George/451370 |work=www.thehansindia.com |date=3 December 2018 |language=en |access-date=22 August 2022 |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822095955/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2018-12-03/India-may-win-Olympic-medal-in-2024-Bobby-George/451370 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Asianet"/>

Anju and Bobby started their athletics training academy named Anju Bobby George Academy in Bangalore, Karnataka under Anju Bobby Sports Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: India is in The Process of Becoming an Athletics Superpower in Asia - Anju Bobby George |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/exclusive-india-is-in-the-process-of-becoming-an-athletics-superpower-in-asia-anju-bobby-george-4141283.html |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822170536/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/exclusive-india-is-in-the-process-of-becoming-an-athletics-superpower-in-asia-anju-bobby-george-4141283.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Powell unveils logo of Anju Bobby Sports Foundation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2016/may/14/powell-unveils-logo-of-anju-bobby-sports-foundation-903763.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |newspaper=The New Indian Express |agency=PTI |date=14 May 2016 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823070721/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2016/may/14/Powell-unveils-logo-of-Anju-Bobby-Sports-Foundation-903763.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2003, he received the [[Dronacharya Award]].<ref name="DA2003">{{cite press_release|title=President gives away Arjuna Awards and Dronacharya Awards|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=3940|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=17 April 2016|date=21 September 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426042455/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=3940|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Dronacharya Award]]
[[Category:Indian athletics coaches]]
[[Category:Athletes from Kerala]]
[[Category:People from Idukki district]]

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