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.
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