P. A. Amoj Jacob (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the

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and the

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. In July 2017, Jacob was part of India's gold medal winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the

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. The team of Jacob, Kunhu Muhammed, Arokia Rajiv and Mohammad Anas clocked 3:02.92, the season best time in Asia, to give India its first gold at the event since Seoul 1975. With this performance, the team entered the

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in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world. He competed in the

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in the Men's

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event where the Indian team broke the Asian and National Records and clocked a time of 3:00.25. In 2021, Jacob won the gold medal in the 400 metres event at the 2021 Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships. And finally he won a gold medal at the men's 4×400 metres relay event at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob, Amoj 1998 births Living people Indian male sprinters Athletes from Kerala Sportspeople from Kochi Malayali people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for India Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Athletics Championships medalists 21st-century Indian sportsmen