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Anju Bobby George

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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is an Indian former long jumper. She made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal at the World Championships jumping 6.70 metres (22.0 ft). She went on to win the gold medal at the World Athletics Final in 2005, a performance she considers her best. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Anju Bobby George is the 4,707th most popular athlete (down from 4,467th in 2024), the 1,452nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,427th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Anju Bobby George ranks 4,707 out of 6,025Before her are Anouk Vetter, Aleksey Petrov, Claudinei da Silva, Anita Márton, Sun Ribo, and Takaharu Furukawa. After her are Sharon Rendle, Édson Ribeiro, Martin Sauer, Selemon Barega, Andrew Simpson, and Hannah Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Anju Bobby George ranks 1,050Before her are Vladimir But, Marcin Baszczyński, Asier Maeztu, Bryce Johnson, Anna Kim, and Pape Sarr. After her are Gong Zhichao, Janneke Schopman, Tim Ferriss, Rainer Schönfelder, Misty May-Treanor, and Bogdan Mara.

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In India

Among people born in India, Anju Bobby George ranks 1,453 out of 1,861Before her are Himesh Reshammiya (1973), Rituparna Sengupta (1970), Nafisa Ali (1957), Chinmayi (1984), Ileana D'Cruz (1987), Malini Awasthi (1967), and Vimalakka (null). After her are Shamita Shetty (1979), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Alisha Chinai (1965), Dilip Joshi (1968), and Kriti Sanon (1990).

Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Anju Bobby George ranks 22Before her are Seema Punia (1983), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Abhinav Bindra (1982), Kunjarani Devi (1968), Deepa Malik (1970), and Neeraj Chopra (1997). After her are Anjali Bhagwat (1969), Dipika Pallikal (1991), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (1994), Shiny Abraham (1965), Gagan Narang (1983), and Krishna Poonia (1977).