Renjith Maheśwary (born 30 January 1986 in
Kottayam
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,
Kerala
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) is an Indian
triple jump
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er. He finished fourth at the
2006 Asian Games
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and won the
2007 Asian Championships. He also competed at the
2007 World Championships, the
2011 World Championships and the
2013 World Championships but did not reach the final in any of those events. He represented India at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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as well as in
2012 London Olympics
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. At the 2012 London Games as at the World Championships in Daegu, he committed three consecutive foul jumps at the qualifying stage, stopped his Olympic campaign. Renjith, had performed badly at the Beijing Olympics too, where he came up with a best of 15.77m. Later, he tested positive for a stimulant but was let off with a three-month suspension.
With a jump of 17.07 metres at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
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, Renjith held the Indian
national record till 2014, when it was beaten by
Arpinder Singh. Now Renjith made a new Indian record of 17.30 m in Indian grand prix meet at Bengaluru on 11 July 2016
Renjith Maheswary has won the gold medal in Asian Grand Prix 2012.
Renjith is married to Indian
pole vault
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er and National record holder
V. S. Surekha and they have a daughter, Jhiya Renjith.
On 19 September 2013,
Sports Ministry of India announced that he would not be given
Arjuna Award
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over the allegations of
doping pending against him. Earlier his name figured among the list of Arjuna Awardees for 2013.
See also
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List of Kerala Olympians
This is a list of Keralites who have represented India in the Olympic Games
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List of Indian records in athletics
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References
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1986 births
Living people
People from Kottayam district
Athletes from Kerala
Indian male triple jumpers
Olympic athletes of India
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
Recipients of the Arjuna Award
Doping cases in athletics
Indian sportspeople in doping cases
Olympic male triple jumpers
Asian Games competitors for India
South Asian Games gold medalists for India
South Asian Games medalists in athletics
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