Murali Sreeshankar Age, Wiki and Bio

Murali Sreeshankar

Quick Info

ProfessionAthlete
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth27/03/1999
Age25 years
BirthplacePalakkad, Kerala

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionIndian Athlete (Long Jump)
International DebutPierre-Benite Envol meet at Lyon (France) in June 2019

Physical Stats & More

Height180 cm
Weight65 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorNatural Black

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolKendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode
College/University
  • NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
  • Government Victoria College, Palakkad
Educational QualificationBachelor of Science (mathematics)

Personal Life

Zodiac signAries
Hobbies
  • Spending time with friends
  • Playing mobile games
  • Watching movies

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherS Murali (an Indian Railways employee and former triple jumper)
MotherKS Bijimol (former 800m runner)
Siblings
SisterSreeparvathy (heptathlete)
SpouseN/A
ChildrenN/A

Career

EventLong Jump
Records
  • He is the only Indian long jumper to qualify for the Olympics (as of 2022).
  • In 2022, he set a national record of 8.36 metres.
AwardArjuna Award (9 January 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Murali Sreeshankar set a new national record of 8.26 meters to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
In 2018, he achieved a jump of 7.47 meters, winning the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in Gifu, Japan.
At the National Open Athletics Championships in 2018, he broke the national record with a jump measuring 8.20 meters.