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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|2}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|2}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | | birth_place = [[Delhi]], India | ||
| height= | | height= 5 ft 10.5 in <ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6018541-jacob-amoj.htm}}</ref> | ||
| weight= | | weight= 72 kg | ||
| education = [[SGTB Khalsa College]]<ref>{{cite news|title=National Senior Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra beats Davinder Singh to win gold in men's javelin throw|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/national-senior-athletics-championship-neeraj-chopra-beats-davinder-singh-to-win-gold-in-mens-javelin-throw-3512351.html|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=Firstpost|date=3 June 2017}}</ref> | | education = [[SGTB Khalsa College]]<ref>{{cite news|title=National Senior Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra beats Davinder Singh to win gold in men's javelin throw|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/national-senior-athletics-championship-neeraj-chopra-beats-davinder-singh-to-win-gold-in-mens-javelin-throw-3512351.html|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=Firstpost|date=3 June 2017}}</ref> | ||
| pb = 400m: 45.68 (2021) | | pb = 400m: 45.68 (2021) | ||
| medaltemplates = | | medaltemplates = 72 | ||
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} | {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}} | ||
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} | {{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}} | ||
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'''P. A. Amoj Jacob''' (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400 metres]] and the [[800 metres]]. | '''P. A. Amoj Jacob''' (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400 metres]] and the [[800 metres]]. | ||
In July 2017, Jacob was part of India's gold medal winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Asian Athletics Championships]]. The team of Jacob, [[Kunhu Muhammed]], [[Arokia Rajiv]] and [[Mohammad Anas]] clocked 3:02.92, the season best time in Asia, to give India its first gold at the event since [[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|Seoul 1975]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Deconstruction of the gold standard|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-athletics-championships-2017-deconstruction-of-the-gold-standard-4746739/|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2017}}</ref> With this performance, the team entered the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Athletics World Championships]] in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Stan|title=India at the London World Athletics Championships|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/india-at-the-worlds/article19430591.ece|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Hindu|date=5 August 2017}}</ref> | In July 2017, Jacob was part of India's gold medal winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Asian Athletics Championships]]. The team of Jacob, [[Kunhu Muhammed]], [[Arokia Rajiv]] and [[Mohammad Anas]] clocked 3:02.92, the season best time in Asia, to give India its first gold at the event since [[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|Seoul 1975]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Deconstruction of the gold standard|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-athletics-championships-2017-deconstruction-of-the-gold-standard-4746739/|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2017}}</ref> With this performance, the team entered the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Athletics World Championships]] in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Stan|title=India at the London World Athletics Championships|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/india-at-the-worlds/article19430591.ece|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Hindu|date=5 August 2017}}</ref> He competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] in the Men's [[4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]] event where the Indian team broke the Asian and National Records and clocked a time of 3:00.25.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-07|title=Tokyo 2020: Fastest in Asia, yet not quick enough in men’s 4×400 relay|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/4x400-relay-fastest-in-asia-not-quick-enough-for-olympics-7442283/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]] | ||
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] | |||
[[Category:Olympic athletes of India]] | |||