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{{MedalGold|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} | {{MedalGold|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}} | {{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}} | ||
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}} | |||
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}} | ||
{{MedalSilver|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}} | {{MedalSilver|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships|2015 Wuhan]]|[[2015 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}} | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Johnson was born on 15 March 1991<ref>{{cite web|title=JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070959/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }}</ref> 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.<ref name= toi>{{cite news|last1=MV|first1=Vijesh|title=Jinson Johnson on the right track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Jinson-Johnson-on-the-right-track/articleshow/53501642.cms|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rising-star-jinson-johnson-hopes-to-climb-higher/|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2015}}</ref> As of 2018, he holds the rank of [[Naib Subedar]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gurung|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|title=Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/indian-defence-forces-shine-at-the-2018-asian-games/articleshow/65611801.cms|accessdate=25 September 2018|work=The Economic Times|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> | Johnson was born on 15 March 1991<ref>{{cite web|title=JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070959/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }}</ref> in the town of Chakkittapara near [[Perambra]] 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.<ref name= toi>{{cite news|last1=MV|first1=Vijesh|title=Jinson Johnson on the right track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Jinson-Johnson-on-the-right-track/articleshow/53501642.cms|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rising-star-jinson-johnson-hopes-to-climb-higher/|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2015}}</ref> As of 2018, he holds the rank of [[Naib Subedar]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gurung|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|title=Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/indian-defence-forces-shine-at-the-2018-asian-games/articleshow/65611801.cms|accessdate=25 September 2018|work=The Economic Times|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Johnson won the silver medal in the [[800 metres|800 meters]] 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.<ref name= toi/> | Johnson won the silver medal in the [[800 metres|800 meters]] 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.<ref name= toi/> | ||
Johnson qualified for the 800 meters event at the 2016 Summer Olympics by clocking his personal best time of 1:45.98 at [[Bangalore]] in July 2016, meeting the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Men's 800 m|Olympics qualification standard]] of 1:46.00.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-qualifiers-three-more-athletes-renjith-maheswary-dharambir-singh-jinson-johnson-qualify-for-rio-olympics/article8835798.ece|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 July 2016}}</ref> Johnson broke the long standing national record of Sriram Singh in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jinson-johnson-breaks-sriram-singh-42-year-old-800m-national-record/story-gmvAYDjSEhIjaSONy6UFbK.html|title=Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record|date=27 June 2018|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref> | Johnson qualified for the 800 meters event at the 2016 Summer Olympics by clocking his personal best time of 1:45.98 at [[Bangalore]] in July 2016, meeting the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Men's 800 m|Olympics qualification standard]] of 1:46.00.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-qualifiers-three-more-athletes-renjith-maheswary-dharambir-singh-jinson-johnson-qualify-for-rio-olympics/article8835798.ece|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 July 2016}}</ref> Johnson broke the long standing national record of [[Sriram Singh]] in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jinson-johnson-breaks-sriram-singh-42-year-old-800m-national-record/story-gmvAYDjSEhIjaSONy6UFbK.html|title=Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record|date=27 June 2018|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
At the [[2018 Asian Games]] he won a gold medal in 1500m event | At the [[2018 Asian Games]] he won a gold medal in the 1500m event while in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] he won the silver medal finishing behind compatriot [[Manjit Singh (athlete)|Manjit Singh]], who won the gold medal | ||
.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jinson|title=Asian Games Day 10, LIVE updates: Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson clinch gold and silver respectively in men's 800m|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-day-10-live-updates-manjit-singh-jinson-johnson-clinch-gold-and-silver-respectively-in-mens-800m-5057871.html|accessdate=28 August 2018|work=Firstpost|date=28 August 2018}}</ref> | .<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jinson|title=Asian Games Day 10, LIVE updates: Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson clinch gold and silver respectively in men's 800m|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-day-10-live-updates-manjit-singh-jinson-johnson-clinch-gold-and-silver-respectively-in-mens-800m-5057871.html|accessdate=28 August 2018|work=Firstpost|date=28 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Olympic athletes | [[Category:Olympic athletes for India]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games]] | ||
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[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]] | [[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | [[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]] | ||
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]] | [[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]] | ||
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]] | |||
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]] | [[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | ||
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]] | |||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1991 Chakkittapara, Kozhikode, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2009-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Naib Subedar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3:35.24 (1 September 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian middle-distance runner and an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) 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. Later in 2018, he went on to win the gold medal in the men's 1500m at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia with a timing of 3:44.72 in the final event, as well as a silver medal in 800 metres.
Early life
Johnson was born on 15 March 1991[1] in the town of Chakkittapara near Perambra 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] As of 2018, he holds the rank of Naib Subedar.[4]
Career
Johnson won the silver medal in the 800 meters 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 meters 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.[5] Johnson broke the long standing national record of Sriram Singh in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships .[6]
At the 2018 Asian Games he won a gold medal in the 1500m event while in the 800 m he won the silver medal finishing behind compatriot Manjit Singh, who won the gold medal .[7]
References
- ↑ "JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Gurung, Shaurya Karanbir (30 August 2018). "Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ↑ Sudarshan, N. (12 July 2016). "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ 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 30 August 2018.