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Jisna Mathew

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Jisna Mathew
Mathew in 2017
Personal information
Born (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 26)
Alakode, Kerala, India
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country India
SportTrack and field
Event400 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 12.08 s (2015)
  • 200 m: 23.98 s (2017)
  • 400 m: 52.65 s (2017)
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's athletics
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Gumi 4 x 400m Relay
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wuhan 4x400m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bhubaneswar 400m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 400m
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ho Chi Minh City 4×400m Relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gifu 400m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gifu 4×400m Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gifu 200m
Asian Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 400m
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Apia 400m
Updated on 9 June 2018

Jisna Mathew (born 7 January 1999[1]) is an Indian track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres.[2][3]

Career

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Born in Alakode, Kannur district, Kerala, Mathew was admitted to the Usha School of Athletics in 2011.[4]

She won the 400 meters silver medal at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games and the 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships.[5]

She was part of the India's women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7]

She won the 400 m and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. She won three medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships: gold in the 400 m, silver in the 4 × 400 m relay, and bronze in the 200 meters.[5]

She won the women's 4 × 400 m relay and the women's 400 m bronze at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. In 2019, her relay teammate and 400 m champion at the event Nirmala Sheoran, was disqualified fro her results from 15 August 2016 to 21 November 2018 for doping.[8] As a result, India were striped of their relay title, and Mathew's 400 m bronze was upgraded to silver.[5]

Mathew was part of the Indian team that finished 7th in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "Run Jisna Run". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ Koshie, Nihal (5 May 2015). "Running with the best, 16-year-old Jisna Mathew holds her own". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ^ P. K. Kumar, Ajith (13 May 2015). "Jisna Mathew — Another star rises from Usha's stable". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. ^ Nihal, Koshie (5 May 2015). "Running with the best, 16-year-old Jisna Mathew holds her own". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 June 2025.(subscription required)
  5. ^ a b c Rayan, Stan (8 August 2020). "Jisna Mathew: on the fast lane to securing Tokyo Olympics berth". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ Express Web Desk (1 August 2016). "Jisna Mathew Profile: Women's 4x400m Relay". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. ^ Rajan, Adwaidh (24 December 2014). "A Perfectionist Who chases time". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ^ "DECISION OF THE ATHLETICS INTEGRITY UNIT IN THE CASE OF MS SHEORAN NIRLMA" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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