Amoj Jacob is an Indian track and field athlete and a banker who is famous for his participation in 400 metres, 800 meters and relays. He won the gold medal in the men’s 400 meters at the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in March 2021 with a timing of 45.68 seconds. Amoj Jacob has secured his place in the relay team for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham, England.
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Wiki/Biography
PA Amoj Jacob was born on Saturday, 2 May 1998 (age 25 years; as in 2023) in Thellakam, Kerala. His zodiac sign is Taurus. Amoj completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s School, Rohini, New Delhi. He completed his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, New Delhi, India. After completing his graduation, Amoj earned a Bachelor of Physical Education degree from Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab.
Childhood picture of Amoj Jacob with his parents
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 10½”
Weight: 72 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Amoj Jacob belongs to a Christian family.
parents and siblings
Amoj’s father’s name is Jacob PA, his mother’s name is Mary Kutty, who is a head nurse at Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, New Delhi.
Amoj Jacob with his parents
He has a younger sister, Anu Jacob.
Amoj Jacob’s sister, Ansu Jacob
livelihood
Amoj Jacob started his athletic career as a 100 m runner, but his coach Arvind Kapoor advised him to train for the 400 m and 800 m running events. On 5 May 2016, he won the boys’ 800 meters event at the 4th Junior Federation Cup National Athletics Championships at the Sri Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
Amoj Jacob at the 4th Junior Federation Cup National Athletics Championships
In June 2016, Amoz competed at the Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in two categories, men’s 800 meters and men’s 4×400 meters relay. In July 2017, he along with his teammates Kunhu Muhammad, Arokia Rajeev and Mohammed Anas competed in the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar with a reported time of 3:02.92. On 18 November 2017, he competed in the Junior Boys’ U20 400 meters with a timing of 46.59 seconds at the 33rd Coromandel National Junior Athletic Championships 2017 held at the Acharya Nagarjuna University Athletics Ground in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Amoj Jacob (centre) at the 33rd Coromandel National Junior Athletic Championships 2017.
In the same year, he recorded a timing of 46.50 seconds in the men’s 400 meters event at the 57th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. In April 2018, Amoz competed in the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the Commonwealth Games held in Australia. In 2020, Amoj was part of the men’s 4×400 relay at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. In 2021, he competed in the men’s 400 meters event at the Indian Grand Prix-2 (held in Thiruvananthapuram) and Indian Grand Prix-3. (in Bhubaneswar) with a reported timing of 46.00 seconds and 45.70 seconds respectively. Amoj competed in the men’s 400m category at the 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in March 2021 at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports, Patiala with a timing of 45.68 seconds.
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In March 2022, Amoj won the men’s 400 meters race at the Indian Grand Prix-1 held in Thiruvananthapuram, finishing with a time of 45.98 seconds.
Amoj Jacob (centre) in the men’s 400 meters event at the Indian Grand Prix-1.
In June 2022, Amoj won the men’s 400 meters category at the 61st National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Chennai with a timing of 45.68 seconds.
Amoz Jacob competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships held at the National Athletics Center in Budapest, Hungary. Amoj Jacob, along with Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh, finished fifth in the 4x400m relay race final with a timing of 2:59.92 seconds. This was the first time in the history of the championship that India made the final of the competition, which was eventually won by the United States.
From left: Rajesh Ramesh, Mohammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Amoj Jacob and Mohammed Anas Yahiya after making it to the final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
record
- 2017: National record in the Junior Boys’ U20 400 m category at the 33rd Coromandel National Junior Athletic Championships 2017 with a timing of 46.59 seconds, breaking the previous record of Virendra Pank, set in 2006 with a timing of 46.99 seconds.
- 2020: Asian record of 3 minutes and 25 seconds in the 4*400 men’s relay at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, breaking the previous record of 3:00.56 set by Qatar at the Asian Games 2018.
#IND4x400m relay team sets a new Asian record #olympics,
Watch Amoj Jacob’s finishing blitz that helped India finish fourth in Heat 2 and go straight into the history books.#stronger together , #UnitedByEmotion , #tokyo2020 , #bestoftokyo pic.twitter.com/gdDYPX2RLD
– Olympic Sports (@OlympicSports) 6 August 2021
medal
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- 2016: Asian Junior Championships (Men’s 800 m category) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2017: Asian Athletics Championships 2017, Bhubaneswar
- 2017: 33rd Coromandel National Junior Athletic Championships, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- 2019: 5th International Balkan Relay Cup 2019 in Erzurum, Türkiye
Amoj Jacob (left) poses with his gold medal at the 5th International Balkan Relay Cup 2019
- 2021: 21st Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships, Patiala
silver
- 2016: Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Men’s 4×400 meters relay)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Amoj was interested in football while studying in school. He was spotted by his school’s physical trainer Arvind Kapoor during a football match. He advised Amoj to specialize as a runner. In an interview, he talked about how he prepared Amoj as a runner and said,
His height, his gait and his stride were suitable for a 400/800 meters athlete. He already had incredible speed, so I worked on his stamina.
- Before the start of each sprint and relay event, Amoz religiously follows a ritual in which he recites a prayer.
- In an interview, when Amoj was asked how he took the defeat in the tournament, he replied,
To be honest, I don’t think much. This has been my motto. I don’t get disappointed even if I lose. So I will take it step by step. Whatever happens will be seen.”
- In 2018, during the Commonwealth Games in Australia, Amoz fell on the track in the 4*400 men’s relay. His teammates ran towards him to remove him from the track, causing him to be ejected from the game.
Amoj Jacob fell to the ground at the Commonwealth Games 2018
- In an interview, Amoj while talking about winning the gold medal in the Federation Cup 2021 said,
No, I wasn’t surprised, I was ready for the time. I thought I could run around 45.5, but at the Federation Cup, my judgment was quite wrong. I ran the first 300 very fast, then I got tired.”
- During the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Amoj ran the last leg with a clocking of 44.68 seconds.
- In August 2021, Amoj Jacob was recruited by Bank of India under sports quota.
Bank of India is proud of its newly appointed officer Amoj Jacob for making the entire country proud. He clocked the best time in the men’s 4*400m relay heats at the Tokyo Olympics! #Cheer4India #AmojJacob #RelayHeats #olympics #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/yLsm6iHZ8t
– Bank of India (@BankofIndia_IN) 8 August 2021
- In 2022, Amoj Jacob suffered an injury during the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships. As a result, he had to withdraw his participation from the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene. In an interview, talking about his injury and preparation for the upcoming sports tournament, Amoj said
I had recovered from a hamstring injury and resumed training, but I still had not achieved my peak fitness, so I decided to withdraw from the world competition. Now I am working to get back to full fitness and am happy with my progress. If everything goes well then I will be ready for the Commonwealth Games. But I need to do some races before the Commonwealth Games to check my fitness. But I am not sure about participating in any competitive event before the Commonwealth Games.
Amoj Jacob suffered an injury during the men’s 4×400 meters relay at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships.
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