Amoj Jacob

{{short description|Indian track and field athlete}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Amoj Jacob

| image = Amoj Jacob 2017.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Amoj Jacob in 2017

| country = {{IND}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = 400 metres, 800 metres

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|2}}

| birth_place = Kochi, Kerala, India

| height = 5 ft 11 in {{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6018541-jacob-amoj.htm|title=Athletics | Athlete Profile: Jacob AMOJ - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|access-date=11 August 2021|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206031423/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6018541-jacob-amoj.htm|url-status=dead}}

| weight = 72 kg

| education = SGTB Khalsa College{{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}}

| pb = 400m: 45.68 (2021)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Hangzhou|Men's 4×400 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2017 Bhubaneshwar|4 × 400m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold |2016 Ho Chi Minh City|800m}}

{{MedalSilver |2016 Ho Chi Minh City|4×400m Relay}}

}}

P. A. Amoj Jacob (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian 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 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 Seoul 1975.{{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}} With this performance, the team entered the Athletics World Championships in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world.{{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}} He competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Men's 4x400 m relay event where the Indian team broke the Asian and National Records and clocked a time of 3:00.25.{{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}}

In 2021, Jacob won the gold medal in the 400 metres event at the 2021 Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.{{Cite news|last=Rayan|first=Stan|date=2021-06-05|title=We have the team to finish among the top five: Amoj Jacob|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/we-have-the-team-to-finish-among-the-top-five-amoj-jacob/article34730715.ece|access-date=2021-11-22|issn=0971-751X}} And finally he won a gold medal at the men's 4×400 metres relay event at the 2022 Asian Games.{{Cite web |date=4 October 2023 |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-4-x-400m-relay-fnl-000100-.htm |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004201505/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-4-x-400m-relay-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead }}