Jinson Johnson

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Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian middle-distance runner and an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres event. He participated in the 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 Commonwealth Games he finished fifth setting a new national record in the 1500 metres race by breaking 23 year old record of Bahadur Prasad. Later in 2018, he went on to win the gold medal in the men's 1500m at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia with a timing of 3:44.72 in the final event, as well as a silver medal in 800 metres.

Early life

Johnson was born on 15 March 1991{{cite web|title=JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |work=Rio 2016 Olympics |accessdate=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070959/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }} in the town of Chakkittapara near Perambra 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.{{cite news|last1=MV|first1=Vijesh|title=Jinson Johnson on the right track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Jinson-Johnson-on-the-right-track/articleshow/53501642.cms|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=2 August 2016}} As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at Hyderabad.{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rising-star-jinson-johnson-hopes-to-climb-higher/|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2015}} As of 2018, he holds the rank of Naib Subedar.{{cite news|last1=Gurung|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|title=Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/indian-defence-forces-shine-at-the-2018-asian-games/articleshow/65611801.cms|accessdate=25 September 2018|work=The Economic Times|date=30 August 2018}}

Career

Johnson won the silver medal in the 800 meters 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.

Johnson qualified for the 800 meters 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.{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-qualifiers-three-more-athletes-renjith-maheswary-dharambir-singh-jinson-johnson-qualify-for-rio-olympics/article8835798.ece|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 July 2016}} Johnson broke the long standing national record of Sriram Singh in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships .{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jinson-johnson-breaks-sriram-singh-42-year-old-800m-national-record/story-gmvAYDjSEhIjaSONy6UFbK.html|title=Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record|date=27 June 2018|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=31 August 2018}}

At the 2018 Asian Games he won a gold medal in the 1500m event while in the 800 m he won the silver medal finishing behind compatriot Manjit Singh, who won the gold medal

.{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jinson|title=Asian Games Day 10, LIVE updates: Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson clinch gold and silver respectively in men's 800m|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-day-10-live-updates-manjit-singh-jinson-johnson-clinch-gold-and-silver-respectively-in-mens-800m-5057871.html|accessdate=28 August 2018|work=Firstpost|date=28 August 2018}}

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/other-sports/asian-games-2018-day-12-live-updates-jinson-johnson-wins-1500m-gold-malaysia-stun-india-to-enter-hockey-final-1861321.html |title=Jinson Johnson Wins 1500m Gold - news18.com|publisher=www.news18.com|accessdate=2018-08-30}}
{{Olympics.com|jinson-johnson}}
{{Olympedia}}

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Kozhikode district

Category:Indian male sprinters

Category:Athletes from Kerala

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for India

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games

Category:Indian Army officers

Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)