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{{short description|Indian middle-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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| name = Jinson Johnson
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{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships|2017 Bhubaneswar]]|[[2017 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
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[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Jinson Johnson''' (born 15 March 1991) is an Indian [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] and an [[Indian Army]] [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] (JCO) who specialises in the 800 and 1500 metres event. He participated in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 metres]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. In [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] he finished fifth setting a new [[List of Indian records in athletics|national record]] in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres|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 [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games|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.

==Early life==
Johnson was born on 15 March 1991<ref>{{cite web|title=JOHNSON Jinson - Olympic Athletics |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=11 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070959/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jinson-johnson |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }}</ref> in the town of Chakkittapara near [[Perambra]] in [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]]. He did his schooling at the St. George's High School in [[Kulathuvayal]] and graduation at the [[Baselius College]] in [[Kottayam]]. He trained at the Kerala Sports Council's sports hostel in Kottayam, before joining the [[Indian Army]] in 2009.<ref name= toi>{{cite news|last1=MV|first1=Vijesh|title=Jinson Johnson on the right track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/athletics/Jinson-Johnson-on-the-right-track/articleshow/53501642.cms|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=2 August 2016}}</ref> As of July 2015, he is posted as a junior commissioned officer at [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koshie|first1=Nihal|title=Rising star Jinson Johnson hopes to climb higher|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rising-star-jinson-johnson-hopes-to-climb-higher/|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 July 2015}}</ref> As of 2018, he holds the rank of [[Naib Subedar]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gurung|first1=Shaurya Karanbir|title=Indian defence forces shine at the 2018 Asian Games|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/default-subsec/defence/indian-defence-forces-shine-at-the-2018-asian-games/articleshow/65611801.cms|accessdate=25 September 2018|work=The Economic Times|date=30 August 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Johnson won the silver medal in the [[800 metres|800 meters]] event of the [[2015 Asian Athletics Championships]] held in [[Wuhan]] with a time of 1:49.69. He also won three gold medals at the Asian Grand Prix in Thailand the same year.<ref name= toi/>

Johnson qualified for the 800 meters event at the 2016 Summer Olympics by clocking his personal best time of 1:45.98 at [[Bangalore]] in July 2016, meeting the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification#Men's 800 m|Olympics qualification standard]] of 1:46.00.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sudarshan|first1=N.|title=Renjith, Jinson and Dharambir make the cut to Rio|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympics-qualifiers-three-more-athletes-renjith-maheswary-dharambir-singh-jinson-johnson-qualify-for-rio-olympics/article8835798.ece|accessdate=11 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=12 July 2016}}</ref> Johnson broke the long standing national record of [[Sriram Singh]] in 800 meters in June 2018 when he clocked a time of 1:45.65 secs in Inter State Senior Athletics Championships .<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jinson-johnson-breaks-sriram-singh-42-year-old-800m-national-record/story-gmvAYDjSEhIjaSONy6UFbK.html|title=Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh 42-year-old 800m national record|date=27 June 2018|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=31 August 2018}}</ref>

At the [[2018 Asian Games]] he won a gold medal in the 1500m event while in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] he won the silver medal finishing behind compatriot [[Manjit Singh (athlete)|Manjit Singh]], who won the gold medal
.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jinson|title=Asian Games Day 10, LIVE updates: Manjit Singh, Jinson Johnson clinch gold and silver respectively in men's 800m|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-day-10-live-updates-manjit-singh-jinson-johnson-clinch-gold-and-silver-respectively-in-mens-800m-5057871.html|accessdate=28 August 2018|work=Firstpost|date=28 August 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/other-sports/asian-games-2018-day-12-live-updates-jinson-johnson-wins-1500m-gold-malaysia-stun-india-to-enter-hockey-final-1861321.html |title=Jinson Johnson Wins 1500m Gold - news18.com|publisher=www.news18.com|accessdate=2018-08-30}}

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[[Category:1991 births]]
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[[Category:People from Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Indian male sprinters]]
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[[Category:Olympic athletes for India]]
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[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]]

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Rajiv Ranjan Bhakt at 13:37, 1 October 2023