Jeevaneesh Soundararajah

{{Short description|Singaporean athlete, long distance runner, SEA Games participant}}

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| country = Singapore

| sport = Athletics

| event = 1500 metres, 5000 metres

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|07|05|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Singapore

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Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean athlete. He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games{{cite news | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/athletics-singapores-jeevaneesh-soundararajah-ready-for-sea-games-after-new-pb-in-1500m | title=Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m | the Straits Times | newspaper=The Straits Times | date=16 April 2022 | last1=Ganesan | first1=Deepanraj }} and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games.{{cite web | url=https://themonitor.sg/2022/07/26/soh-rui-yong-vs-jeevanesh-soundararajah-on-20-august-not-in-court-but-on-the-track/ | title=Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track | date=26 July 2022 }}

As a schoolboy, he won the 1500 metres and cross-country events at the "A" Division National School Games, and was the first person to go below 15 minutes for the latter.{{cite web |last=Soh |first=Rui Yong |date=29 March 2011 |title=Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007 |url=https://www.redsports.sg/2011/03/29/jeevaneesh-soundararajah-hci-ri-cross-country/}}

On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97;{{Cite web |last=Choo |first=Daryl |date=9 January 2022 |title=National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/national-runner-jeevaneesh-soundararajah-breaks-soh-rui-yongs-24km-record-pocari-sweat-run-1786611 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=TODAY |language=en}} he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2022/04/789925/prabudass-pleased-his-performance|title=Prabudass pleased with his performance | New Straits Times|first=K.|last=Rajan|date=19 April 2022|website=NST Online}}

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