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{{Short description|Indian sprinter (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = H. M. Jyothi
| image = Hm jyothi in practice.jpg
| caption = photo by Sritata, 2016
| full_name = Hiriyur Manjunath Jyothi
| nationality = {{IND}}
| national_team =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|1}}<ref name=XVIII/><ref name=AFIHMJ/><ref name=AllStar2008/>
| birth_place = [[Hiriyur]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| spouse = S. Srinivas<ref name=ZeeCWG2014/><ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG/>
| coach = S. Srinivas<ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG/>
| country = {{flagcountry|India}}
| sport = [[Sprint (running)|Sprinter]]
| event = [[100 metres]], [[200 metres]], [[4×100 metres relay]]
| team = India
| pb = '''100 m''': 11.3<ref name=TurnsBack/> or 11.46<ref name="indianexpress.com"/> ([[Bengaluru]] 2015 or [[New Delhi]] 2016) '''200 m''': 23.42<ref name=BestsDutee/> ([[New Delhi]] 2016) '''4×100 m relay''': 43.42<ref name="dnaindia.com"/> (Almaty 2016) '''[[List of Indian records in athletics|NR]]'''
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]<ref name=Commonwealth2010>{{cite web |url=http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Comp.mvc/DetailedScheduleByDate?sportCode=AT&day=12-10-2010&expandAll=False |title=Detailed Schedule – Athletics |website=[[2010 Commonwealth Games]] official website |date=12 October 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2017 |archive-date=1 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801030826/http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Comp.mvc/DetailedScheduleByDate?sportCode=AT&day=12-10-2010&expandAll=False |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=C2010TheSports>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-sports.org/athletics-commonwealth-games-results-2010-women-epf21266.html |title=Athletics – Commonwealth Games – 2010 – Results Women |work=TheSports.org |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=C2010SMH>{{cite web |url=http://cwgresults.smh.com.au/cwg_events.aspx?c=i4I2n8GdsjIdf&s=3&d=9&e=614 |title=Commonwealth Games 2010 – Athletics – Women's 4 x 100m Relay |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=12 October 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034014/http://cwgresults.smh.com.au/cwg_events.aspx?c=i4I2n8GdsjIdf&s=3&d=9&e=614 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships|2009 Guangzhou]]|[[2009 Asian Athletics Championships#WomensTrack|100 m]]<ref name=XVIII>{{cite web |title=VXIII Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100m Final |url=http://aac18.tiwang.com/Out/ATR173A_AT1001E0000001ENG.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114062739/http://aac18.tiwang.com/Out/ATR173A_AT1001E0000001ENG.htm |archivedate=14 November 2009 |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at Asian All Stars Meet|Asian All Stars Meet]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Asian All Stars Meet|2008 Bhopal]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Asian All Stars Meet – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]<ref name=AllStar2008>{{cite web |url=http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/results/asian-all-star-athletics-meet/25-asian-all-star-athletics-meet-2008/file |title=2nd Asian All Star Athletics Competition – 2008 |work=[[Asian Athletics Association]] |date=18 September 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref>}}
}}

'''Hiriyur Manjunath Jyothi''' (born 1 July 1983)<ref name=XVIII/><ref name=AFIHMJ/><ref name=AllStar2008/> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] and Commonwealth games medalist. She competes in the [[100 metres]], [[200 metres]], and [[4×100 metres relay]] categories. She is a national champion or former national champion in each of the three events, with personal best timings of 11.3<ref name=TurnsBack/> (or 11.46<ref name="indianexpress.com"/>), 23.42,<ref name=BestsDutee>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Srabani-bests-Dutee-for-200m-gold/article14293863.ece |title=Srabani bests Dutee for 200m gold |first=Kamesh |last=Srinivasan |date=1 May 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref> and 43.42<ref name="dnaindia.com"/> seconds in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay, respectively. Her personal best times in all three events were after her withdrawal from professional competition for three years to become a mother. A [[Canara Bank]] employee,<ref name=TurnsBack>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/jyothi-turns-back-the-clock/article7571013.ece |title=Jyothi turns back the clock |date=23 August 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=29 November 2017}}
</ref> Jyothi is married to the former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach.<ref name=ZeeCWG2014>{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2014-india/india-s-4x100m-relay-women-team-aiming-to-win-a-medal-at-cwg_791955.html |title=India's 4x100m relay women team aiming to win a medal at CWG |date=19 July 2014 |work=[[Zee News]] |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/Jyothi-targets-podium-finish-at-CWG/articleshow/38526099.cms |title=Jyothi targets podium finish at CWG |work=[[India Times]] |first=Biju Babu |last=Cyriaci |date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref> Despite wanting to win a medal at Asian games, she couldn’t continue sprint due to persistent achilles injury. She ended up her career in 2017 with a gold at the open nationals, Chennai.
[[File:Hm jyothi in practice.jpg|thumb|Jyothi in practice]]

== Early life ==
Jyothi was born to father H. N. Manjunath<ref name=Manjunath>{{cite web |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Encouraging-a-star-shine-its-light/article15789069.ece |title=Encouraging a star shine its light |first=Firoz |last=Rozindar |date=23 October 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref> and mother Thippamma<ref name=Manjunath/> in [[Hiriyur]], [[Karnataka]] (near [[Chitradurga]]), on 1 July 1983.<ref name=XVIII/><ref name=AFIHMJ>{{cite web |url=http://indianathletics.in/profile/hm-jyothi-0 |title=HM Jyothi |work=[[Athletics Federation of India]] |accessdate=29 November 2017 |archive-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117064755/http://indianathletics.in/profile/hm-jyothi-0 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=AllStar2008/> She has four brothers and sisters, and is the family's second daughter.<ref name=Manjunath/>

== Career highlights==
* Bronze in the 100 metres at the [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships]] in [[Guangzhou, China]], with a time of 11.60 seconds, India's first sub-400 metres sprint medal in nine years in the [[Asian Athletics Championships]]<ref name=XVIII/>
* Bronze in the 4×100 metres relay at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in [[New Delhi]] with a time of 45.25 seconds, running the anchor leg, along with Geetha Satti, [[Srabani Nanda]] and [[P. K. Priya]]<ref name=Commonwealth2010/><ref name=C2010TheSports/><ref name=C2010SMH/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/smalltown-talent-give-indian-athletics-a-high-in-2010/ |title=Small-town talent give Indian athletics a high in 2010 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=27 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512054253/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/smalltown-talent-give-indian-athletics-a-high-in-2010/ |archive-date=12 May 2016 |access-date=19 December 2024 |quote=The women’s 4x100m relay team of Geetha Satti, Srabani Nanda, P K Priya and H M Jyothi finished third in a photo finish with a timing of 45.25 secs}}</ref>
* Broke the national record in the 4×100 metres relay in May 2016 with a time of 44.03 seconds at the [[IAAF World Challenge Beijing]], with [[Merlin Joseph]], [[Srabani Nanda]], and [[Dutee Chand]]<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/womens-4x100m-relay-team-breaks-national-record-at-iaaf-meet-2807499/ |title=4×100 relay national record broken but Rio 2016 Olympics remains distant dream |date=19 May 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="dnaindia.com"/>
* Broke their own national record in the 4×100 metres relay the following month with a time of 43.42 seconds at [[Almaty, Kazakhstan]], again with Merlin Joseph, Srabani Nanda, and Dutee Chand<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-india-s-4x100m-women-s-relay-team-sets-national-record-in-kazakhstan-national-athletics-championships-2231310 |title=India's 4x100m women's relay team sets national record in Kazakhstan National Athletics Championships |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |date=5 July 2016 |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref>
* Bronze in the 200 metres with a time of 23.92 seconds at the 2016 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2016/dutee-chand-bags-another-gold-but-still-in-search-of-rio-olympics-berth-1483913 |work=[[NDTV]] |title=Dutee Chand Bags Another Gold But Still in Search of Rio Olympics Berth |date=20 May 2016 |accessdate=5 December 2017}}</ref>
* Bronze in the 100 metres with a time of 11.97 seconds at the 2006 Inter-State Championship<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/indian-400m-hurdles-record-broken |title=Indian 400m Hurdles record broken |date=3 November 2006 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |website=[[IAAF]] |first=Murali Krishnan |last=Ram}}</ref>
* Gold in the 100 metres with a time of 11.87 seconds at the 2015 Inter-State Championship<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/489070/inderjeet-provides-fitting-climax-jyothi.html |first=Rajeev K. |last=Chennai |date=14 July 2015 |title=Inderjeet provides a fitting climax; Jyothi wins 100M |accessdate=5 December 2017 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>
* Best Athlete Award at the 2016 National Open Championship on winning gold in all three of her events (100 metres in 11.57 seconds, 200 metres in 23.73 seconds, and 4×100 metres relay in 46.52 seconds)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Malkit-Singh-makes-a-winning-return/article15419408.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=Malkit Singh makes a winning return |date=1 October 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/573434/jyothi-khyati-light-up-final.html |title=Jyothi, Khyati light up final day |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=1 October 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160928/2956737.html |title=Jyothi and Sanjeet fastest runners in National Open Athletics |author=Chandigarh |date=28 September 2016 |work=WebIndia123 |accessdate=5 December 2017 |archive-date=6 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135749/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160928/2956737.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Overall champion at the 2017 Karnataka State Senior Athletics Championship, with silver in the 200 metres with a time of 24.5 seconds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/631816/alvas-emerge-champions.html |title=Alva's emerge champions |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=7 September 2017 |accessdate=29 November 2017}}</ref>
*She has won around forty medals from nationals and the internationals.

==Awards==
* Karnataka Olympics Association Award in Athletics in 2016<ref name=KOA>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/588180/koa-honour-chikkarangappa-jyothi-awards.html |title=KOA honour for Chikkarangappa, Jyothi; awards function on Monday |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=25 December 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[Ekalavya Award]] in Athletics for 2010 from the [[government of Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ekalavya awards presented |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/ekalavya-awards-presented/article2410520.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 August 2011 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Uthappa, Jyothi among Ekalavya awardees |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/186289/uthappa-jyothi-among-ekalavya-awardees.html |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=25 August 2011 |accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Rajothsava Award]] for [[Rajyotsava Awards (2010)|Sports for 2010]] from the government of Karnataka<ref>{{cite web |title=ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಟ್ಟಿ 1966 ರಿಂದ – 2015 ರವರೆಗೆ |url=http://siri.kannadasiri.co.in/kannadasiri/downloads/Rajothsava_List.pdf |website=Kannada Siri |accessdate=24 June 2017 |archive-date=22 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322084457/http://siri.kannadasiri.co.in/kannadasiri/downloads/Rajothsava_List.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Hiriyur jyothi.jpg|thumb|Jyothi warming up during 2016 national championships]]

== Sponsorship ==

Jyothi has been strongly supported by her parents, who have undergone great financial hardship to finance her ambitions.<ref name=Manjunath/> She has also received sponsorship from her employer, Canara Bank, since 2004, and also receives sponsorship from the Indian Athletics Academy, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/hiriyurmanjunathJyothi/ |title=HM Jyothi – Home |first=H. M. |last=Jyothi |website=[[Facebook]] |date=6 September 2017}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Jyothi married former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach.<ref name=ZeeCWG2014/><ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG/> In 2011, she withdrew from professional competition and gave birth to a baby girl, dhruthi hassini.<ref name=ZeeCWG2014/><ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG/><ref name=TurnsBack/><ref name="indianexpress.com"/> Jyothi returned to sprinting at the 2014 Senior Inter-State Meet,{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} and also participated at the [[Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Commonwealth Games]]<ref name=ZeeCWG2014/> and [[2014 Asian Games]].{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} She credited her husband with helping her, saying in 2014 that "Being a former medalist at the Asian level he understands my problems. It was because of his help that I'm able to manage my training and taking care of my two-and-half-year old daughter."<ref name=TargetsPodiumCWG/> Post retirement the couple also been blessed with a b. t,

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{World Athletics|name=Hiriyur Manjunath JYOTHI}}

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