Robert Bobby George is an athletics coach from Kerala, India. In 2004, he received Dronacharya Award, India's highest award for sports coaching.
Robert Bobby George | |
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_in_New_Delhi_on_September_21,_2004.jpg) 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 |
| Occupation | athletics coach |
| Spouse | Anju Bobby George |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jimmy George (brother)[1] |
| Awards | Dronacharya Award |
Biography edit
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 edit
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 edit
In 2003, he received the Dronacharya Award.[9]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Womenpoint". womenpoint.in. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.