Eldhose Paul (born 7 November 1996) is an Indian athlete who competes in

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

. In 2022, he became the first Indian to qualify for the final of the triple jump at the

World Athletics Championships The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial sport of athletics, athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations ...

. At the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...

, he became the first Indian to win a gold medal in men's triple jump.

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* 1996 births Living people Indian male triple jumpers People from Ernakulam district Athletes from Kerala Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Recipients of the Arjuna Award Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for India {{India-athletics-bio-stub