Jinson Johnson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 March 1991 Chakkittapara, Kerala, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 India |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 800 metres |
Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 800 metres event. He has qualified for the 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Johnson was born on 15 March 1991[1] 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.[2] As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at Hyderabad.[3]
Career
Johnson won the silver medal in the 800 metres 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 metres 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.[4] It is the third fastest time by an Indian in 800 metres.[5]
References
- ↑ "JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics". Rio 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Sudarshan, N. (12 July 2016). "Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "India's Olympic Hope: Meet athlete Jinson Johnson from Kozhikode". The News Minute. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.