Jinson Johnson
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1991 Chakkittapara, Kozhikode, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2009-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Naib Subedar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3:35.24 (1 September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian middle-distance runner and an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres event. He participated in the 800 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2018 Commonwealth Games he finished fifth setting a new national record in the 1500 metres race by breaking 23 year old record of Bahadur Prasad. Later in 2018, he went on to win the gold medal in the men's 1500m at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia with a timing of 3:44.72 in the final event, as well as a silver medal in 800 metres.