Abraham Rajan

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Abraham Rajan
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tokyo 800 m

Abraham Rajan (born 1958) is an Indian ex-athlete who is currently a coach with Sports Authority of India (Sports Authority of India) and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium facilities.

Career and achievements[edit]

Abraham Rajan won the gold in the 800m at the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships with a time of 1:50.21.[1][2] This was the crowning achievement of his athletics career which also included performances at the national and collegiate level. His 800m time is still a record for engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men". Asian Championships. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. ^ "800 m, Men 1981 Asian Athletics Championships". Intersportstats. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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