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Anju Bobby George

Anju Bobby George was born on 19th April 1977. She is 35 years old Indian athlete who was born in Changanassery that is located in Kerala, India. Anju Bobby George recorded her name by winning the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 world championships in athletics which was held in Paris.

To add further, she is the first Indian athlete who won the medal in the world championships in athletics for jumping about 6.70m.nju was born for K.T.Markos and Gracy. She stepped into the athletics by her father. Her interest in athletics further grew up by her trainer in Koruthode School.


Anju was born for K.T.Markos and Gracy. She stepped into the athletics by her father. Her interest in athletics further grew up by her trainer in Koruthode School. She studied at CKM Koruthode School and got her graduation from Vimala College. In her school life she won the 100m hurdles and relay and also came second in long jump and high jump in the athletic meet that took place on 1991-1992.

Turning Point Personal Life Professional Career Achievements Ups and Downs Anju showed her capacity in the national schools games where she won third position in 100 m hurdles and 4x100 m relay and soon after she became the Calicut University Champion at some stage in her college days. But the actual turning point in Anju's life came when she got married to an athlete Bobby George. Anju is wedded to Robert Bobby George who is a past National Champion in triple jump & her tutor too. She is in employment with the Customs section. They survive and coach in Bangalore. Even though she initiated with Heptathlon, she in a while began to give attention on her jump events and went on to win long jump award in the year of 1996 Delhi junior Asian championship. In 1999 Anju placed the nationwide record for triple jump in the Bangalore Federation Cup and also Silver medal at the South Asian Federation Games which took place in Nepal. In 2001 Anju bettered her personal record in long jump to 6.74 m in the National Circuit Meet at Thiruvananthapuram. In the identical year she also won gold for triple jump and long jump in the Ludhiana National games. Anju reigned ultimate in her events in the Hyderabad National games also. She was able to win the bronze medal by clearing 6.49 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games that was held in Manchester. She in addition won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Busan. She made a record by winning the bronze medal by clearing 6.70 m in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics that was held in Paris and became the first Indian athlete forever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics. In addition to this she also won a gold medal at the 2003 Afro- Asian Games. She achieved her individual best of 6.83 m at the 2004 Olympic Games at Athens that got her the sixth position. In September 2005, she won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the 16th Asian Athletics Championship that took place in Incheon City of South Korea with a jump of 6.65 meters. She went on to win the silver medal at the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2005m with a leap of 6.75 m, a piece she considers to be her best. She also won the silver medal in the women's long jump in 15th Asian Games, 2006 which was held at Doha. Anju won the silver medal in the 17th Asian Athletics Championship at Amman (Jordan) on 2007 with a leap of 6.65m and this skilled her for Osaka World Championship in August 2007 where she completed 9th. Anju initiated her 2008 time of year with silver medal in 3rd Asian Indoor Championship in athletics at Doha (Qatar) with a bound of 6.38m and she enhanced her distance to 6.50m by winning gold in the 3rd South Asian Athletics Championship at Kochi located at Kerala, India. She was acknowledged by the impressive Arjuna award in 2002–2003 for renowned sports persons from the government of India and the country's uppermost sporting honors, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna reward in 2003–2004 subsequent to her accomplishment in the World Athletic meet. She got the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest national award in 2004. Anju was ranked 28th in 12 February 2007 rankings of the International Association of Athletics Federations. Anju's expedition to accomplishment from rank 61 in 2001 to rank 6 in 2003 inside a small period of two years was one of pure hard work and exhaustive planning. The recognition for her victory goes to her husband and trainer Robert Bobby George who according to her was the chief power who helped her in realizing her potential and was with full support to attain the objective. Bobby, who is a Mechanical Engineer and an earlier National Champion in Triple jump himself, gave up his livelihood to turn out to be a full-time trainer to Anju in 1998. He belongs to a prominent sports family unit and is the younger brother of the well-known volleyball performer Jimmy George. Anju and Bobby, realizing that worldwide experience is vital for contending in World class events made essential provision and educated with Mike Powell, a world record possessor, previous to the World Athletics meet, which gave her important experience in performance. She contested at the 2004 Athens Olympics, but abortive to win a medal. She also contested at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was unsuccessful to meet the requirements for the women's long jump event fouling in all her three attempts. Anju Bobby George was pulled out of the 52nd National inter-state athletics that was held in Hyderabad, due to an upper respiratory tract illness. National record holder in long jump; won bronze medal at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Won gold medal in the 2002 Busan Asiad Games Became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships when won bronze at Paris World Championship Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2003-04 Anju has been over and over again performing eternally from the time with her appearance on the athletic state of affairs of India. Her bronze winning attempt at the World Athletics Championship 2003, Paris has been the high point of her carrier. This is the stage, the world championship coincided with the forthcoming Athens Olympic Games and all the countrymen all of a sudden started nurturing the expectation of a medal at the Olympic Games. She was tipped to be one among the peak three but that was not to be and the hopes of 100 million public were dashed to the earth. Even though Anju could not win any medal at the Olympics but she tried firm and enhanced her personal record.