Rajesh Ramesh (born 28 March 1999) is an Indian

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athlete who specializes in the

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. He completed his schooling at Govt Hr Sec School,

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, where he was trained by PT Master, Paranthaman Selvaraj. In 2023, he won a gold medal in the

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and a silver medal in the

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event at the

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. He also competed in the same event at the

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, reaching the final after having set an Asian record of 2:59.05 in the heats. The team ultimately finished 6th in the final.

Career

Rajesh Ramesh was a key member of the Indian men's relay team at the

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. The team competed in the heats of the men's relay, held at the

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. India finished fourth in their heat with a time of 3:00.58, season's best for the team. Rajesh Ramesh ran the final leg of the relay, completing his segment in 45.21 seconds. Despite a strong performance, the team did not advance to the final, finishing 4th in their heat.

Statistics

Personal Bests

Information from

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profile, unless otherwise noted.

Season's Bests

1. 4x400 Metres Relay - Performance: 3:00.58 - Top List: 17/100 2. 400 Metres - Performance: 45.54 3. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed - Performance: 3:20.36

Detailed Performance Records

1. 4x400 Metres Relay - Venue: Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - Date: 26 August 2023 - Country: HUN - Performance: 2:59.05 - Score: 1212 2. 400 Metres - Venue: Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok (THA) - Date: 13 July 2023 - Country: THA - Performance: 45.67 - Score: 1134 3. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed - Venue: HOC Stadium, Hangzhou (CHN) - Date: 2 October 2023 - Country: CHN - Performance: 3:14.34 - Score: 0 4. 400 Metres - Venue: Thiruvananthapuram (IND) - Date: 23 March 2022 - Country: IND - Performance: 46.09 - Score: 1105 5. 4x400 Metres Relay - Venue: Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru (IND) - Date: 19 October 2022 - Country: IND - Performance: 3:06.77 - Score: 1094 6. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed - Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai (IND) - Date: 14 June 2022 - Country: IND - Performance: 3:18.84 - Score: 0 7. 4x400 Metres Relay - Venue: Stadium Hanamkonda, Warangal (IND) - Date: 19 September 2021 - Country: IND - Performance: 3:13.84 - Score: 992 8. 400 Metres - Venue: Lucknow (IND) - Date: 20 August 2021 - Country: IND - Performance: 48.16 - Score: 971 9. 400 Metres - Venue: Coimbatore (IND) - Date: 21 April 2018 - Country: IND - Performance: 47.52 - Score: 1011 10. 4x400 Metres Relay - Venue: Gifu (JPN) - Date: 10 June 2018 - Country: JPN - Performance: 3:12.90 - Score: 1005

References

External links

Rajesh Ramesh on Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Rajesh Living people 1999 births Indian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Athletics Championships medalists