 Jeevaneesh competing in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 31) Singapore |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean athlete. He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games.
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.
On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97; he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.
References
- 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.
- "Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track". 26 July 2022.
- Soh, Rui Yong (29 March 2011). "Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007".
- Choo, Daryl (9 January 2022). "National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong's 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- Rajan, K. (19 April 2022). "Prabudass pleased with his performance | New Straits Times". NST Online.