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{{Infobox athlete | {{Infobox athlete | ||
| name | | name = M. A. Prajusha | ||
| image | | image = XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women’s) Athletics Long JumpPrajusha Maliakkal of India (Silver), during the medal presentation ceremony (cropped).jpg | ||
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| caption | | caption = Portrait of M. A. Prajushaat at Commonwealth Games in 2010 | ||
| fullname | | fullname = Maliakkal A. Prajusha | ||
| nickname | | nickname = | ||
| nationality | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|20}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = Ambazhakad, [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = | ||
| death_place | | death_place = | ||
| height | | height = | ||
| weight | | weight = | ||
| country | | country = {{flagcountry|India}} | ||
| sport | | sport = [[Track and field]] | ||
| event | | event = [[Long jump]]<br /> [[Triple jump]] | ||
| club | | club = | ||
| team | | team = | ||
| turnedpro | | turnedpro = | ||
| retired | | retired = | ||
| coaching | | coaching = | ||
| worlds | | worlds = | ||
| regionals | | regionals = | ||
| nationals | | nationals = | ||
| olympics | | olympics = | ||
| paralympics | | paralympics = | ||
| highestranking = | | highestranking = | ||
| pb | | pb = Triple jump: 13.72 m<br>(2010, Indian record)<ref name="hindu_oct10">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100964821800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013181916/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100964821800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2010|title=Kavita claims 10,000m bronze|date=9 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref><br /> Long jump: 6.55 m<br>(2010)<ref name="iaaf">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=p/country=ind/athcode=236268/index.html|title=iaaf.org – Athletes – Prajusha Maliakhal A. Biography|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref> | ||
| updated | | updated = 9 October 2010 | ||
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| show-medals | | show-medals = | ||
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[[Category:People from Thrissur district]] | [[Category:People from Thrissur district]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]] | ||
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_Athletics_Long_JumpPrajusha_Maliakkal_of_India_(Silver),_during_the_medal_presentation_ceremony_(cropped).jpg) Portrait of M. A. Prajushaat at Commonwealth Games in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maliakkal A. Prajusha |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 20 May 1987 Ambazhakad, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | Long jump Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 13.72 m (2010, Indian record)[1] Long jump: 6.55 m (2010)[2] |
| Updated on 9 October 2010. | |
Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha (born 20 May 1987) is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who competes in long jump and triple jump. She held the Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 13.72 m.[1] She broke the record held by Mayookha Johny by four centimeter.[3]
Early life
Prajusha was born on 20 May 1987 in Thrissur, a district in Kerala state, India.[4]
Career
Prajusha's personal best for triple jump is 13.72 m, an Indian National record set during the 2010 Commonwealth Games on 8 October 2010. She broke Mayookha Johny's two-month-old record by four centimeter while improving her personal best by a massive 18 cm (7 in).[3]
Her personal best for long jump is 6.55 m set in Bangalore on 5 June 2010 during the second Indian Grand Prix.[5]
Prajusha is training under the Sports Authority Of India (SAI) for the last 10 years with her coach, M.A. George. She works with Indian Railways and trains under M.A. George, a coach at the Sports Authority of India.[4]
Awards
She became only the fourth Indian woman to cross 6.50 m, joining Anju Bobby George (6.83 m), J. J. Shobha (6.66 m), and Pramila Aiyappa. She won the gold medal for her effort.[6] At 2010 Commonwealth Games, Prajusha won silver medal in the women's long jump of the track and field event in Delhi.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kavita claims 10,000m bronze". The Hindu. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Athletes – Prajusha Maliakhal A. Biography". Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Prajusha jumps to national mark, agony for Mayookha". Yahoo! News. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Setting great goals". Sportstar. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Maheswary wins triple jump gold". The Hindu. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ↑ "Prajusha pockets long jump title". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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