Robert Bobby George
former Indian president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Dronacharya Award to Robert Bobby George in New Delhi on 21 September 2004
Born
Kannur district, Kerala
Occupationathletics coach
SpouseAnju Bobby George
Children2
RelativesJimmy George (brother)[1]
AwardsDronacharya Award

Robert Bobby George is an athletics coach from Kerala, India. In 2004, he received Dronacharya Award, India's highest award for sports coaching.

Biography

Robert Bobby George was born in Kannur district of Kerala, one of the ten children of Kodakachira George Joseph and Mary Joseph.[2] He completed his engineering degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 1991 batch.[3]

Bobby married Anju in 2000.[1] Couple have two children Aaron and Andriya.[1]

Career

Bobby George was a former national champion in triple jump.[4] He is best known as the coach of his wife and long jump medalist Anju Bobby George.[5] A mechanical engineer, Bobby quit his job in 1998 to become Anju's full-time coach.[4]

In 2018, Bobby was appointed as 'high performance specialist coach' for India.[6][5]

Anju and Bobby started their athletics training academy named Anju Bobby George Academy in Bangalore, Karnataka under Anju Bobby Sports Foundation.[7][8]

Awards

In 2003, he received the Dronacharya Award.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "നേട്ടങ്ങളുടെ 'തുടക്കം മാംഗല്യം...'; അഞ്ജു – ബോബി ജോർജ് പ്രണയകഥ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ www.channelrb.com, സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (16 August 2017). "ജിമ്മി ജോര്‍ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് ജോര്‍ജ് ജോസഫ് അന്തരിച്ചു · channelrb". channelrb. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Halder, Aditya (30 August 2021). "India's horizontal jump whisperer Robert Bobby George eager to produce more champions". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Womenpoint". womenpoint.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "പി.ടി.ഉഷക്കെതിരെ ആഞ്ഞടിച്ച് അഞ്ജുവിന്റെ ഭര്‍ത്താവ് റോബര്‍ട്ട് ബോബി ജോര്‍ജ്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ "India may win Olympic medal in 2024: Bobby George". www.thehansindia.com. 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Exclusive: India is in The Process of Becoming an Athletics Superpower in Asia - Anju Bobby George". News18. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Powell unveils logo of Anju Bobby Sports Foundation". The New Indian Express. PTI. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  9. ^ "President gives away Arjuna Awards and Dronacharya Awards" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 September 2004. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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