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{{short description|Indian track and field athlete}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox athlete
| name = Amoj Jacob
| image = Amoj Jacob 2017.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Amoj Jacob in 2017
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[400 metres]], [[800 metres]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|2}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| height = 5 ft 11 in <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6018541-jacob-amoj.htm|title=Athletics | Athlete Profile: Jacob AMOJ - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com}}</ref>
| weight = 72 kg
| education = [[SGTB Khalsa College]]<ref>{{cite news|title=National Senior Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra beats Davinder Singh to win gold in men's javelin throw|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/national-senior-athletics-championship-neeraj-chopra-beats-davinder-singh-to-win-gold-in-mens-javelin-throw-3512351.html|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=Firstpost|date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
| pb = 400m: 45.68 (2021)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Men's 4×400 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017 Bhubaneshwar]]|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Junior Athletics Championships|Asian Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold |[[2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|2016 Ho Chi Minh City]]|800m}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships|2016 Ho Chi Minh City]]|4×400m Relay}}
}}
'''P. A. Amoj Jacob''' (born 2 May 1998) is an Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who specializes in the [[400 metres]] and the [[800 metres]].

In July 2017, Jacob was part of India's gold medal winning 4 × 400 metres relay team at the [[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Asian Athletics Championships]]. The team of Jacob, [[Kunhu Muhammed]], [[Arokia Rajiv]] and [[Mohammad Anas]] clocked 3:02.92, the season best time in Asia, to give India its first gold at the event since [[1975 Asian Athletics Championships|Seoul 1975]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Asian Athletics Championships 2017: Deconstruction of the gold standard|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/asian-athletics-championships-2017-deconstruction-of-the-gold-standard-4746739/|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2017}}</ref> With this performance, the team entered the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|Athletics World Championships]] in August 2017 with the sixth best timing in the world.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ryan|first1=Stan|title=India at the London World Athletics Championships|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/india-at-the-worlds/article19430591.ece|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=The Hindu|date=5 August 2017}}</ref> He competed in the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]] in the Men's [[4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]] event where the Indian team broke the Asian and National Records and clocked a time of 3:00.25.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-07|title=Tokyo 2020: Fastest in Asia, yet not quick enough in men’s 4×400 relay|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/4x400-relay-fastest-in-asia-not-quick-enough-for-olympics-7442283/|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Jacob won the gold medal in the 400 metres event at the [[2021 Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rayan|first=Stan|date=2021-06-05|title=We have the team to finish among the top five: Amoj Jacob|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/we-have-the-team-to-finish-among-the-top-five-amoj-jacob/article34730715.ece|access-date=2021-11-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>And finally he won a gold medal at the [[Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|men's 4×400 metres relay]] event at the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2023 |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-4-x-400m-relay-fnl-000100-.htm |access-date=4 October 2023 |website=Asian Games, Hangzhou 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes from Delhi]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for India]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships winners]]

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