Anju Bobby George Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Anju Bobby George
Nickname	Not Known
Profession	Long Jump, Triple Jump Athlete
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’
Weight	in Kilograms- 66 kg in Pounds- 145 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
International Debut	Delhi Junior Asian Championship in 1996
Coach/Mentor	K. P. Thomas
Major Records/Achievements	• National record holder in long jump; won a bronze medal at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games. • Gold medalist in the 2002 Busan Asian Games. • First Indian athlete ever to win a medal at a World Championship (bronze at Paris World Championship).
Career Turning Point	In 2003, when she won a bronze medal in long jump at the World Athletics Championships in Paris.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 April 1977
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birth Place	Cheeranchira , Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Cheeranchira , Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India
School	CKM Higher Secondary School, Koruthodu, Kerala
College	Vimala College, Thrissur City, Kerala
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- K. T. Markos Mother- Gracy Markos Brother- Ajith Markose Sister- N/A
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversy	In 2016, Anju Bobby George accused the former Kerala Sports Minister E. P. Jayarajan of allegedly insulting her with corruption charges.
Favourite Things
Favourite Athlete	Marion Jones (USA)
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Husband/Spouse	Robert Bobby George (Former Athlete, m.2000-present)
Children	Son- Aaron George Daughter- Andrea George

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anju Bobby George

Does Anju Bobby George smoke?: No

Does Anju Bobby George drink alcohol?: Not Known

Anju considers herself blessed to be born in a sports-enthusiast family, as without her father’s encouragement she wouldn’t have been where she is today.

Despite being acquainted with only the basics of athletics, she won a 100m hurdles and relay race and finished 2nd in the Long Jump and High Jump events at the school level in 1991-92. Additionally, she finished 3rd in 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay race at the National School Games.

Though she started her athletics career with Heptathlon, a combined athletics competition which has 7 different events, she later chose jump events only and won a medal in the Long Jump event at Delhi Junior Asian Championship 1996.

In 1999, she made a new ‘national record’ for Triple Jump at the Bangalore Federation Cup. The same year, she won a silver medal at South Asian Federation Games in Nepal.

In 2001, she won gold medals in Triple Jump and Long Jump events at Ludhiana National Games.

In 2003, she became the first Indian athlete to win a medal in World Athletics Championship when she won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Paris.

She won the gold medal in the Asian Games at Busan in 2002, World Athletics Final at Monte Carlo in 2005, and Asian Championships at Incheon in 2005.

She was once ranked World # 4 in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rankings.

Both Anju and her husband Robert Bobby George work in the customs department in Chennai.

She had received prestigious Arjuna award in 2002–2003, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2003–2004, and Padma Shri award in 2004.

In 2016, she founded the ‘Anju Bobby Sports Foundation’ for the long jump and triple jump talent in the 14-16 and 17-19 age groups from the underprivileged sections.