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{{short description|Indian athlete}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = M. A. Prajusha
| image = XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Women’s) Athletics Long JumpPrajusha Maliakkal of India (Silver), during the medal presentation ceremony (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Portrait of M. A. Prajushaat at Commonwealth Games in 2010
| fullname = Maliakkal A. Prajusha
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|20}}
| birth_place = Ambazhakad, [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
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| country = {{flagcountry|India}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[Long jump]]<br /> [[Triple jump]]
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| pb = Triple jump: 13.72 m<br>(2010, Indian record)<ref name="hindu_oct10">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100964821800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013181916/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100964821800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2010|title=Kavita claims 10,000m bronze|date=9 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref><br /> Long jump: 6.55 m<br>(2010)<ref name="iaaf">{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=p/country=ind/athcode=236268/index.html|title=iaaf.org – Athletes – Prajusha Maliakhal A. Biography|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref>
| updated = 9 October 2010
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
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{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|Asian Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships|2008 Doha]]|Long jump}}
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'''Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha''' (born 20 May 1987) is an Indian [[track and field]] athlete from [[Kerala]] who competes in [[long jump]] and [[triple jump]]. She held the Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 13.72 m.<ref name="hindu_oct10" /> She broke the record held by [[Mayookha Johny]] by four centimeters.<ref name="yahoo_oct10">{{cite news |date= |title=India's M Prajusha set a new National record |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indias-m-prajusha-set-a-new-national-record-in-womens-triple-jump-at-the-commonwealth-games-on-friday-prajusha-recorded-a-jump-of-13-72m-erasing-mayookha-johnys-mark-of-13-68m-/articleshow/6715830.cms |accessdate= |publisher=}}</ref>

==Early life==
Prajusha was born on 20 May 1987 in [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]], a district in [[Kerala]] state, [[India]].<ref name="sportstar">{{cite news|title=Setting great goals|date=30 May 2009|publisher=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Prajusha's personal best for [[triple jump]] is 13.72 m, an Indian National record set during the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] on 8 October 2010. She broke [[Mayookha Johny]]'s two-month-old record by four centimeters while improving her personal best by a massive {{convert|18|cm|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="yahoo_oct10" />

Her personal best for [[long jump]] is 6.55 m set in [[Bangalore]] on 5 June 2010 during the second Indian Grand Prix.<ref name="hindu_june10">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/article447727.ece|title=Maheswary wins triple jump gold|date=5 June 2010|work=The Hindu|accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref>

Prajusha has been training under the Sports Authority Of India (SAI) for the last 10 years with her coach, M.A. George. She works with [[Indian Railways]] and trains under M.A. George, a coach at the [[Sports Authority of India]].<ref name="sportstar" />

==Awards==
In 2010,{{When|date=January 2025|reason=I can't find the exact date this happened, but I'm sure it's out there somewhere}} Prajusha became the fourth Indian woman to complete a long jump longer than 6.50 meters, joining [[Anju Bobby George]] (6.83 m), [[J. J. Shobha]] (6.66 m), and Pramila Aiyappa. She won the gold medal for her effort.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/73639/prajusha-pockets-long-jump-title.html|title=Prajusha pockets long jump title|date=5 June 2010|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|accessdate=9 October 2010}}</ref>
At [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], Prajusha won a [[silver]] [[medal]] in the women's long jump of the track and field event in [[Delhi]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111009112725/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=21&edlabel=TOIPU&mydateHid=11-09-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar02100&format=&publabel=TOI WITH A SPRING IN THEIR STEPS...]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726152931/http://www.asianathletics.org/AAS2010/top10-2010.pdf Asian Top 10 - 2010]

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JerryGuerrero at 03:25, 8 February 2026