Joseph Abraham

Joseph Abraham
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Ganapathiplackal Abraham
NationalityIndian
Born (1981-09-11) 11 September 1981 (age 43)
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportRunning
Event(s)400 metre hurdles, 400 metres
ClubINDIAN RAILWAYS
Retiredyes
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 4×400 m relay
All-India Open National Championships[1]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Championships 400 metre hurdles
Asian Grand Prix circuit
Silver medal – second place 2007 Championships 400 m hurdles
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guangzhou 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Amman 400 m hurdles

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.[2][3] At Osaka, Abraham became the first Indian male athlete to clear the opening round of an event in the World Athletics Championships when he reached the 400m hurdles semifinals.[4] He also won the 400m hurdles gold medal at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.[5]

  1. ^ "Indian Championships and Games". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Joseph Abraham, Vikas Gowda go out". The Hindu. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Hoffa dethrones Nelson in shot put". The Hindu. 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Asiad: Joseph, Ashwini clinch 400m hurdles gold for India". The Times of India. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.