Kishore Jena Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Other name(s)	• Kishore Kumar Jena [1]Indian Athletics • Kishore Jena Rinku [2]Facebook - Kishore Jena Rinku
Profession	Javelin throw player
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Javelin Throw
Coach/Mentor	• Nila Madhab Panda • Rupanwita Panda • Samarjeet Singh Malhi
Records (main ones)	Throwing the javelin to the fourth-largest distance among Indian javelin players
Medals	Gold • 2-4 April 2017: In the 64th Odisha State Athletics Championship; set a new meet record of 72.77 meters, and also awarded the best male athlete of the championship • 28-30 December 2017: In the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship • 7 September 2021: In the 68th Odisha State Senior Athletics Championship; set a new state record of 76.41 meters • 24 October 2021: In the 3rd National Open Javelin Throw Championships • 1 March 2023: In the 2nd Indian Open Throws Competition; made a personal best throw of 78.93 meters • 20 March 2023: In the Indian Grand Prix 1 at LNCPE; made a personal best throw of 81.05 meters • 21 July 2023: In the Lebanon National Athletics Championships • 28 July 2023: In the Sri Lanka National Athletics Championship; made a personal best throw of 84.38 meters Silver • 20-21 September 2014: In the 26th East Zone Junior Athletic Championship in boys under-20 javelin throw event • 19 June 2023: In the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship; made a personal best of 82.87 meters • 4 October 2023: In the 2023 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou, China, with a throw of 87.54m Bronze • 18 October 2022: In the 61st AFI National Open Athletics Championships
Personal Life
Date of Birth	6 September 1995 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	28 Years
Birthplace	Kothasahi village, Brahmagiri area, Puri district, Odisha, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Brahmagiri, Puri
School	Brahmagiri High School, Puri
College/University	Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
Educational Qualifications	Graduate [3]Facebook - Kishore Jena Rinku
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	He is single.
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Keshab Jena (Farmer) Mother- Harapriya Jena (Farmer)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Six (All are elder than him.)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kishore Jena

• Kishore Jena is an Indian javelin throw athlete who has participated in many national and international competitions.

• From a young age, he showed a keen interest in sports, particularly volleyball; however, his journey took a different turn when he sought admission to the sports hostel in Bhubaneswar for volleyball. He did not have the necessary volleyball certificates, hence he used his javelin throw certificate from a tournament in Cuttack to secure his admission.
  

  Kishore Jena (centre, in blue) during his teenage years

• His training in javelin throw started in 2015 under Nila Madhab Panda. In 2016, Kishore Jena joined the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Bhopal and continued his training under the guidance of Rupanwita Panda.
  

  Kishore Jena during his training at CISF ground in Bhopal

• He shifted his training to the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, where he worked with coach Samarjeet Singh Malhi and made significant adjustments to his technique. He increased his run-up distance from 13-14 meters to 21 meters and modified the angle at which he released the javelin, causing remarkable improvement in his skills.
  

  Kishore Jena with his coach, Samarjeet Singh Malhi (right)

• He became very happy and surprised after throwing a javelin above 80 meters distance for the first time as he thought that it was almost impossible for him.
  

  Kishore Jena during a competition

• During his training, Kishore Jena often took inspiration from videos of Jan Zelezny, the world record holder in javelin throw, and Neeraj Chopra, the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin throw.
  

  Kishore Jena (right) during a training session

• In August 2023, his visa was cancelled before the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Neeraj Chopra, the Indian Olympic gold medalist, took to Twitter to appeal for assistance from the Indian Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, in resolving the situation for Jena. It was later reported that Kishore Jena managed to secure his visa in time to participate in the competition. ^[4]Sportstar ^[5]Twitter – Kishore Jena

Thanks to all, says javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena as he got visa to travel to #Budapest world athletics championships.@Media_SAI @YASMinistry @Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/DG2YaiTDH0

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 18, 2023