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Indian long jumper

Jeswin Aldrin
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2001-12-24) December 24, 2001 (age 22)
Mudalur, Tamil Nadu
Sport
CountryIndia
SportTrack and field
EventLong Jump
Coached byYoandri Betanzos
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8.42 NR (at Indian Open Jumps Competition 2023 in Bellary, Karnataka)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana Long Jump

Jeswin Aldrin is an India long jumper from Tamil Nadu. He is a national record holder in long jump with 8.42m. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and will represent India in long jump.

Personal information

Aldrin is from Tamil Nadu, India. He was born to Johnson Isaac (father) and Esther Selva Rani (mother). He has two younger brothers, Jerwin Isaac and Joywin Joseph. His elder sister is Adriana Simon and younger sister is Francina Simon. Jeswin Aldrin's uncle Simon Isaac who lives in Chennai plays a major role in shaping Jeswin Aldrin.

Career

Aldrin qualified in long jump for 2022 World Athletics Championships but failed to qualify for finals. In the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the finals in the 12th and last position. He holds national record with an 8.42m jump.

References

  1. "A village of churches, halwa and the next big hope in Indian athletics, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin", Indian Express
  2. "Jeswin Aldrin breaks National record and makes cut to the coming Asian Games", olympic.com
  3. "21-year-old Jeswin Aldrin shatters long jump national record with world leading distance". India Today. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. "Jeswin Aldrin breaks men's long jump national record with 8.42m leap". The Times of India. 2023-03-02. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. PTI (2024-07-07). "Paris 2024: Aldrin, Ankita qualify for Olympics, Indian athletics team strength to rise to 30". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  6. "Long Read: A village of churches, halwa and the next big hope in Indian athletics, long jumper Jeswin Aldrin". The Indian Express. 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. M, Hari Kishore. ""I am happy to qualify for the World Championships" - Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. Sportstar, Team (2022-10-01). "Jeswin Aldrin qualifies for long jump World Championships at National Games". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  9. "World Athletics Championships: Jeswin jumps into final but Sreeshankar crashes out". ESPN. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. Singh, Navneet. "Jeswin Aldrin's massive leap earns him a national record in men's long jump". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  11. "Jeswin Aldrin broke national record". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

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