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Athletics · Long Jumper
Anju Bobby George
Anju Bobby George was a versatile athlete who specialized in the long jump but also competed in the triple jump.
IndiaBorn 19 April 1977
Current statusThe listed AFI sources document a 2020 leadership election and a 2021 award context, but they do not establish a current office. This dossier therefore makes no present-tense AFI-office claim.
The verified profile
George’s overview is most compelling when it keeps two horizontal-jump disciplines in view. The 2003 long-jump World Championships bronze made her India’s first athletics medallist at that event, but her 13.67m triple-jump record shows a wider technical repertoire. Commonwealth Games bronze and golds at the Asian Games and World Athletics Final give those performances a varied competitive setting. A 2016 training academy provides a documented legacy beyond results.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7How to read the player
George’s 2003 World Championships bronze and 6.83m long-jump best at Athens in 2004 give her international record a clear global dimension. Gold at the 2002 Asian Games, bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and gold at the 2005 World Athletics Final, show that her achievements were distributed across different meeting formats. The 13.67m triple-jump best further records range within the technical disciplines, rather than presenting her solely through one medal.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U verification deskCareer, life and public work
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Long Jump
Set at the Olympic Games in Athens
Triple Jump
Set in Hyderabad
Highest Ranking
Achieved following her bronze medal at the 2003 World Athletics Championships
Best Finish
In the Long Jump at the 2004 Athens Olympics
Medals Won
Won in the Long Jump at the 2003 Paris World Championships
Personal background
Anju Bobby George is an Indian athlete from Kottayam, Kerala, whose international record includes long jump and triple jump competition.
Professional journey
Her documented competitive theme is work across the two horizontal jumps. The 2003 World Championships long jump bronze was India's first medal at that championship, while the listed record also gives a 13.67m national record in the triple jump in 2002.
Playing career
George won long jump bronze at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and gold at the Asian Games, then bronze at the 2003 World Athletics Championships. Her results record also includes a 6.83m long jump at the 2004 Athens Olympics, gold at the 2005 Asian Championships and IAAF World Athletics Final, and Olympic competition in Beijing in 2008.
Playing style
George competed in the long jump and triple jump. No description of approach, take-off mechanics or training method is included; the sourced record is limited to events and measured performances.
For practical athletics context, explore the long-jump result-sheet explainer or the athletics result abbreviations and symbols. Correction note: World Athletics’ 17 March 2004 historical article records Commonwealth Games bronze in Manchester in 2002 and Asian Games gold in Busan. The primary source keeps its original publication date, while the AFI material remains dated context rather than a current-office claim.
Setbacks and comebacks
No medical history or retirement-causation narrative is included in this field. The competition record is presented without clinical detail.
Post-playing work
The listed AFI sources document a 2020 leadership-election context and the 2021 World Athletics Woman of the Year award. This field does not make an undated claim about an AFI office or foundation management.
Public ventures and foundations
The Olympics profile reports a training academy founded in 2016. This dossier makes no claim about the academy's current operation.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Junior Asian Championships Medal
Won a long jump medal at the junior Asian championships in New Delhi.
Olympics.com - Commonwealth Bronze and Asian Games Gold
Won bronze in the long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester and gold at the Asian Games in Busan.
World Athletics - World Championships Bronze
Won a historic bronze medal in the long jump at the World Athletics Championships in Paris.
Olympics.com - Olympic Games and National Record
Finished fifth in the long jump at the Athens Olympics, setting a national record of 6.83m.
Olympics.com - IAAF World Athletics Final Gold
Won gold at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco.
Athletics Federation of India - World Athletics Woman of the Year
Awarded the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for her contributions to the sport and gender equality.
Athletics Federation of India
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
World Championships Bronze Medal
Won bronze in the Long Jump at the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, becoming India's first athletics world championship medal winner.
Asian Games Gold Medal
Won gold in the Long Jump at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan with a jump of 6.53m.
Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal
Won bronze in the Long Jump at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
IAAF World Athletics Final Gold Medal
Won gold at the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco.
Asian Championships Gold Medal
Won gold at the 2005 Asian Championships in Incheon.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
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- 01World Athletics
Anju Bobby GEORGE | Profile
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 02Olympics.com
Anju Bobby George Biography, Records, Medals and Age
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 03Athletics Federation of India
Anju Bobby George
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 04World Athletics
Anju Bobby George and Amarjeet Singh stars of 32nd Indian National Games
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 05Athletics Federation of India
AFI AGM Release: It is the right time for me to take up leadership position in AFI: Anju Bobby George
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 06Athletics Federation of India
Anju Bobby George expresses delight at being able to hold Woman of the Year Trophy
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 07World Athletics
Anju George: A first for India
Accessed 2026-10-13