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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.
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.
Aug 29, 2020 · Though her best at the Olympic Games was a fifth-place finish at Athens 2004, Anju Bobby George holds the distinction of being the only Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, a competition as fierce as the Olympics.
Anju Bobby George (@anjubgeorge) • Instagram photos and videos. 71K Followers, 142 Following, 478 Posts - Anju Bobby George (@anjubgeorge) on Instagram: "Olympian Indian Long Jumper Chairperson - Anju Bobby Sports Foundation Vice-President @afiindia_official For queries: daivik@iosindia.com".
Dec 8, 2020 · 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.
Mar 17, 2004 · When Anju Bobby George won a surprise bronze with her fifth round effort 6.70m at the World Championships in Paris, she became the first ever medallist for her native India in a global track and field competition.
Dec 16, 2021 · Meet Kerala's Anju Bobby George, a woman of substance in Indian athletics. World Athletics award of Woman of the Year motivates me further, long jump ace says. Published: December 16, 2021 15...
Jun 9, 2021 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Anju Bobby George is a woman of many firsts for India. She is India's first world champion in the IAAF Wo...
Aug 15, 2022 · India won its first ever medal in the World Championships in Athletics (now known as World Athletics Championships) when Anju Bobby George made her historical leap, clearing 6.7 m and securing...
Dec 7, 2021 · From August 30, 2003 to the present, Anju Bobby George reconstructed herself from being a World Championships bronze medal-winning long jumper to an athletics administrator who has been taking giant leaps to improve the standard of the sport in the country.
