Anju Bobby George Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography & More
Anju Bobby George Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography & More
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| 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- 6ā |
| 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 | ā¢ National record holder in long jump; won a bronze medal at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games. ā¢ Gold medalist in the 2002 Busan Asian Games. ā¢ 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 2025) | 48 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?:Ā Not Known
Anju considers herself blessed to be born in a sports-enthusiast family, as without her fatherās encouragement she wouldnāt 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 ānational recordā 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.Ā
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 #Ā 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 2002ā2003, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2003ā2004, and Padma Shri award in 2004.Ā
In 2016, she founded the āAnju Bobby Sports Foundationā for the long jump and triple jumpĀ talent in the 14-16 and 17-19 age groups from the underprivileged sections.Ā
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