Jeevaneesh Soundararajah
Jeevaneesh competing in 2022
Personal information
Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993
Singapore
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres, 5000 metres

Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean athlete. He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games[1] and 1500 metres at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.[2] On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97;[3] he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April 2022, he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.[4] As a schoolboy, he won the 1500 metres and cross-country events at the "A" Division National School Games, and was the first person to go below 15 minutes for the latter.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ganesan, Deepanraj (16 April 2022). "Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m | the Straits Times". The Straits Times.
  2. ↑ "Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track". 26 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong's 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run".
  4. ↑ https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2022/04/789925/prabudass-pleased-his-performance
  5. ↑ "Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007".
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