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{{short description|Indian hurdler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Joseph Abraham
| image =
| imagesize = 145px
| caption = After winning the 400m hurdles gold at Asian Games 2010
| fullname = Joseph Ganapathiplackal Abraham
| nicknames =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| sport = [[Running]]
| event = [[400 metre hurdles]], [[400 metres]]
| club = Indian Railways
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|9|11}}
| birth_place = [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| residence =
| retired = yes
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height =
| weight =
| country = [[India]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 Asian Championships in Athletics|2009 Guangzhou]] | [[2009 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2007 Asian Championships in Athletics|2007 Amman]] | [[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Amman|[[2007 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m]]}}
}}

'''Joseph Abraham''' (born 11 September 1981) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete from [[Kerala]]. He holds the current [[400 metre hurdles]] State record of 49.51 seconds set during the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Osaka]] on 26 August 2007.<ref name="afio">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianathletics.org/isr.php |title=Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009 |publisher=Athletics Federation of INDIA |accessdate=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174209/http://indianathletics.org/isr.php |archivedate=2009-08-05 }}</ref><ref name="hindu_aug07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/27/stories/2007082761102100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108120532/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/27/stories/2007082761102100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-08|title=Joseph Abraham, Vikas Gowda go out |date=2007-08-27|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> At Osaka, Abraham became the first Indian male athlete to clear the opening round of an event in the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]] when he reached the 400m hurdles semifinals.<ref name="hindu_aug07b">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/26/stories/2007082660841800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109053706/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/26/stories/2007082660841800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-09|title=Hoffa dethrones Nelson in shot put|date=2007-08-26|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> He also won the 400m hurdles gold medal at [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] Asian Games.<ref name="toi_nov10">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/india-news/Asiad-Ashwini-Akkunji-wins-eighth-gold-for-India/articleshow/6988671.cms|title=Asiad: Joseph, Ashwini clinch 400m hurdles gold for India|date=25 November 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 November 2010}}</ref>

==Athletic career==
Born in [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]], Abraham made a steady progress in intermediate hurdles. His first sub-52 came in 2003 and in the following year he clocked a time of 51.98 seconds. His best time in 2005 was 50.87 seconds.<ref name="sportstar_jul07">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3028/stories/20070714501103200.htm|title=Two memorable performances|date=2007-07-14|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His first national record came at the 2006 National inter-State athletics championship in [[Chennai]]. He broke the national record of 50.39 seconds held by [[Patlavath Shankar]] with a time of 50.22 seconds.<ref name="hindu_nov06">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110402411700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031001913/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/04/stories/2006110402411700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-31|title=Joseph sets National mark|date=2006-11-04|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> On 12 May 2007 at the 13th Federation Cup Athletics Championship in [[Kolkata]], he broke his own 400m hurdles record 50.04 seconds to win the gold.<ref name="ie_may07">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/abraham-sets-national-mark/30810/0|title=Abraham sets national mark|date=2007-05-12|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> Joseph's first sub-50 performance came in the [[Guwahati]] Asian Grand Prix circuit athletics in June 2007. He won the silver by setting the new national record of 49.52 seconds while coming second behind [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[Meng Yan]].<ref name="sportstar_jul07" />

In June 2009, Abraham achieved the qualifying norm of 49.80 seconds for the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|Berlin World Championships]], at the Indian Grand Prix meet in [[Chennai]] by clocking 49.59 seconds.<ref name="sportstar_jun09">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss3225/stories/20090620504003100.htm|title=Mediocre, nothing more |date=2009-06-20|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> Later in the same year, he won a silver medal in 400m hurdles (with a time of 49.96 seconds) at the [[2009 Asian Championships in Athletics]] held at [[Guangzhou]], [[China]].<ref name="hindu_nov09">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/14/stories/2009111457131700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107113041/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/14/stories/2009111457131700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-07|title=Joseph Abraham takes silver in 400m hurdles|date=2009-11-14|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref>

On 25 November 2010, Abraham became the first Indian to win individual gold medal at 400m hurdles at any [[Asian Games]]. He won the gold medal at [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] Asian Games clocking a time of 49.96 seconds.<ref name="toi_nov10" />
;400m sprint
Abraham also competes in the [[400 metres|400]]m sprint. His personal best for the 400 metres is 46.70 seconds set at the 2006 Open National Athletics Championships in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="hindu_oct06">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/07/stories/2006100707822100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101730/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/07/stories/2006100707822100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|title=Pinki, Joseph win 400m titles |date=2006-10-07|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

{{Asian Games Champions Athletics 400 m Hurdles Men}}
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[[Category:Malayali people]]
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[[Category:Indian men hurdlers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games athletes for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes from Kerala]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for India]]
[[Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]

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