Indrajeet Patel (runner)

Indrajeet Patel (born 15 January 1994) is an Indian long-distance runner who competes in distances ranging from 3000 metres to the half marathon. He won the national title in the 10,000 metres in 2012.[1] He was the 5000 metres champion at the 2014 All-India Inter-State Championships and is twice a winner at the Mumbai Half Marathon.[2] He represented India at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

Indrajeet Patel
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994
Tilikapura Soram, Allahabad, India
EducationGuru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University
Sport
CountryIndia
Event(s)3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Half marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m: 8:14.93 (2011)
5000 m: 14:02.8 (2014)
10,000 m: 29:41.76 (2012)

Career

Patel hails from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and was an alumnus at Guru Govind Singh Sports College, Lucknow and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University. He set national under-20 records in the 5000 metres and competed for India in the 3000 metres finals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1] He was also the winner of the 3000 m Asian Area Qualification Championship held in Singapore on 22 and 23 May 2010, clocking 8:16:26 to beat Japan's Kazuto Nishiike.[3] He was the Indian National Youth Champion in the 3000 metres in 2011,[4] and the National Junior Champion in the 5000 metres in 2012.[5]

He first came into limelight as a senior road runner after winning the Mumbai Half Marathon in 2014.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2010 Youth Olympic Games Bishan, Singapore 11th 3000 m 8:36.73
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 9th 3000 m 8:14.00

National titles

References
  1. Patel, Indrajeet. "Profile". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. Indrajeet Patel Kumar. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. China track and field athletes dominate YOG qualifier. Red Sports (2010-05-26). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. "National Youth Athletics Championships - Athletics Federation of India". Indianathletics.in. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. "National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships-2012 - Athletics Federation of India". Indianathletics.in. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. "Patel, Sudha clinch half-marathon honours". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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