M. A. Prajusha

M. A. Prajusha

Personal information
Full name	Maliakkal A. Prajusha
Nationality	Indian
Born	May 20, 1987 (1987-05-20) (age 24) Ambazhakad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event(s)	Long jump Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 13.72 m (2010, Indian record)[1] Long jump: 6.55 m (2010)[2]
Updated on October 9, 2010.

Maliakhal A. Prajusha (Malayalam: മാളിയേക്കൽ എ. പ്രജുഷ) (born 20 May 1987) is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who competes in long jump and triple jump. She held the Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 13.72 m.^[1] She broke the record held by Mayookha Johny by four centimeter.^[3]

Biography

Prajusha was born on 20 May 1987 in Thrissur, a district in Kerala state, India.^[4] Maliakal is Christian surname in Kerala. She works with Indian Railways and trains under M. A. George, a coach at the Sports Authority of India.^[4]

Career

Prajusha's personal best for triple jump is 13.72 m, an Indian National record set during the 2010 Commonwealth Games on 8 October 2010. She broke Mayookha Johny's two-month old record by four centimeter while improving her personal best by a massive 18 cm (7 in).^[3]

Her personal best for long jump is 6.55 m set in Bangalore on 5 June 2010 during the second Indian Grand Prix.^[5] She became only the fourth Indian woman to cross 6.50 m, joining Anju Bobby George (6.83 m), J. J. Shobha (6.66 m), and Pramila Aiyappa. She won the gold medal for her effort.^[6] At 2010 Commonwealth Games, Prajusha won silver medal in the women's long jump of the track and field event in Delhi.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Kavita claims 10,000m bronze". The Hindu. 9 October 2010. http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100964821800.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
2. ^ "iaaf.org – Athletes – Prajusha Maliakhal A. Biography". http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=p/country=ind/athcode=236268/index.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Prajusha jumps to national mark, agony for Mayookha". Yahoo! News. 9 October 2010. http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20101009/1252/tsp-prajusha-jumps-to-national-mark-agon_1.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Setting great goals". Sportstar. 30 May 2009. http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3222/stories/20090530503402800.htm. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
5. ^ "Maheswary wins triple jump gold". The Hindu. 5 June 2010. http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article447727.ece. Retrieved 9 August 2010. 
6. ^ "Prajusha pockets long jump title". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2010. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/73639/prajusha-pockets-long-jump-title.html. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 

External links

• IAAF profile for M. A. Prajusha
• WITH A SPRING IN THEIR STEPS...
• Asian Top 10 - 2010

Persondata
Name	Prajusha, M. A.
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Date of birth	20 May 1987
Place of birth	Ambazhakad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
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