Anju Bobby George Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More
| BIRTHDAY | 19 April, 1977 |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Cheeranchira , Kottayam , Kerala |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (2019) | 41 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Aries |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 62 kg in Pounds- 136.69 lbs |
Birthday Countdown, Age and Birthday Facts & More
41 years, 9 months, 28 days old age. Anju Bobby George will turn 42 on 19 April, 2019. Only 2 months, 2 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes has left for her next birthday.
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Biography Edit
Anju Bobby George was born on 19-04-1977 in Cheeranchira, Kottayam in the state of Kerala, India. She is an Indian Athlete.
Career
Anju jumped to fame by winning the bronze medal in long jump at the World Athletics Championships, 2003 in Paris.
With her bronze-winning performance at the world athletics Championship 2003 in Paris, Anju Bobby George catapulted herself to fame and won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2004. Even before winning the bronze at the Paris meet, Anju had shown a lot of promise by winning the gold at the junior Asian Championship in1996. Although she started with Heptathlon, later began to concentrate on her jump events and went on to win long jump medal at the junior Asian championship. She also won the silver medal at the SAF games in Nepal. Anju became the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal clearing 6.49 m at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002. She also won the gold medal at the Busan Asian Games. Anju received the prestigious Arjuna award in 2003 for eminent sports persons from the government of India after her success in the World Athletic meet.
Anju has been consistently performing ever since her arrival on the athletic scenario of India. Her bronze-winning effort at the World Athletics Championship 2003, Paris has been the zenith of her carrier. This win at the world championship coincided with the upcoming Athens Olympic Games and all the countrymen suddenly started nurturing the hope of a medal at the Olympic Games. She was tipped to be one among the top three but that was not to be and the hopes of 100 million people were dashed to the ground. Although Anju could not win any medal at the Olympics, she tried hard and improved her own record.
Awards Receipt
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Arjuna Award | National Sports Award | 2002 | Athletic |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | National Sports Award | 2003 | Athletic |
| Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 2004 | Sports |
Family Relatives and Relation
Anju is married to Robert Bobby George who is a former National Champion in the triple jump and her coach too. The couple has a son Aaron and a daughter Andrea.
