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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is a retired Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping 6.70 metres (22.0 ft).
India’s first athletics world championship medal winner, Anju Bobby George occupies a special place in the country’s track and field history. The two-time Olympian also holds India’s women’s long jump national record. What makes her accomplishments even more remarkable is the fact that she did it all with a single kidney.
Anju Bobby George, the only Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, shares her journey of overcoming fatigue, heatwave and missing marker to clinch the long jump bronze in 2003. Read her interview with Olympic Channel and watch her historic leap in Paris.
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3 days ago · As India’s only medallist at the IAAF World Championships (Paris, 2003), a gold medallist in the IAAF World Athletics Finals (Monaco, 2005) and a remarkably consistent performer throughout her wonderful career, Anju Bobby George is among the country’s most inspirational track and field stars.
May 24, 2024 · Anju Bobby George was 26 when she created history, winning the long jump bronze at the 2003 World Championships. She went on to claim silver at the 2005 World Athletics Final — upgraded years ...
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Dec 8, 2020 · IND. Former Indian long-jumper Anju Bobby George, the only Indian to climb the podium at the World Athletics Championships, reveals she has only one kidney.
Jun 9, 2021 · 17K. 1.4M views 2 years ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Anju Bobby George is a woman of many firsts for India. She is India's first world...
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