H. M. Jyothi

Hiriyur Manjunath Jyothi (born 1 July 1983)[1][2][3] is an Indian sprinter. She competes in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay categories. She is a national champion or former national champion in each of the three events, with personal best timings of 11.3[6] (or 11.46[7]), 23.42,[8] and 43.42[9] seconds in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay, respectively. Her personal best times in all three events were after her withdrawal from professional competition for three years to become a mother. A Canara Bank employee,[6] Jyothi is married to the former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach.[4][5] Despite wanting to win a medal at Asian games, she couldn’t continue sprint due to persistent achilles injury. She ended up her career in 2017 with a gold at the open nationals, Chennai.

Jyothi in practice

H. M. Jyothi
photo by Sritata, 2016
Personal information
Full nameHiriyur Manjunath Jyothi
Nationality India
Born (1983-07-01) 1 July 1983[1][2][3]
Hiriyur, Karnataka, India
Spouse(s)S. Srinivas[4][5]
Sport
Country India
SportSprinter
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres, 4×100 metres relay
TeamIndia
Coached byS. Srinivas[5]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 11.3[6] or 11.46[7]
(Bengaluru 2015 or New Delhi 2016)
200 m: 23.42[8]
(New Delhi 2016)
4×100 m relay: 43.42[9]
(Almaty 2016) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi4×100 m relay[10][11][12]
Asian Athletics Championships
2009 Guangzhou100 m[1]
Asian All Stars Meet
2008 Bhopal100 m[3]

Early life

Jyothi was born to father H. N. Manjunath[13] and mother Thippamma[13] in Hiriyur, Karnataka (near Chitradurga), on 1 July 1983.[1][2][3] She has four brothers and sisters, and is the family's second daughter.[13]

Career highlights
  • Bronze in the 100 metres at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou, China, with a time of 11.60 seconds, India's first sub-400 metres sprint medal in nine years in the Asian Athletics Championships[1]
  • Bronze in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi with a time of 45.25 seconds, running the anchor leg[10][11][12]
  • Broke the national record in the 4×100 metres relay in May 2016 with a time of 44.03 seconds at the IAAF World Challenge Beijing, with Merlin Joseph, Srabani Nanda, and Dutee Chand[7][9]
  • Broke their own national record in the 4×100 metres relay the following month with a time of 43.42 seconds at Almaty, Kazakhstan, again with Merlin Joseph, Srabani Nanda, and Dutee Chand[9]
  • Bronze in the 200 metres with a time of 23.92 seconds at the 2016 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships[14]
  • Bronze in the 100 metres with a time of 11.97 seconds at the 2006 Inter-State Championship[15]
  • Gold in the 100 metres with a time of 11.87 seconds at the 2015 Inter-State Championship[16]
  • Best Athlete Award at the 2016 National Open Championship on winning gold in all three of her events (100 metres in 11.57 seconds, 200 metres in 23.73 seconds, and 4×100 metres relay in 46.52 seconds)[17][18][19]
  • Overall champion at the 2017 Karnataka State Senior Athletics Championship, with silver in the 200 metres with a time of 24.5 seconds[20]

Awards
Jyothi warming up during 2016 national championships

Sponsorship

Jyothi has been strongly supported by her parents, who have undergone great financial hardship to finance her ambitions.[13] She has also received sponsorship from her employer, Canara Bank, since 2004, and also receives sponsorship from the Indian Athletics Academy, Bangalore.[25]

Personal life

Jyothi married former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach.[4][5] In 2011, she withdrew from professional competition and gave birth to a baby girl.[4][5][6][7] Jyothi returned to sprinting at the 2014 Senior Inter-State Meet, and also participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[4] and 2014 Asian Games. She credited her husband with helping her, saying in 2014 that "Being a former medalist at the Asian level he understands my problems. It was because of his help that I'm able to manage my training and taking care of my two-and-half-year old daughter."[5]

References
  1. "VXIII Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100m Final". 11 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "HM Jyothi". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "2nd Asian All Star Athletics Competition – 2008". Asian Athletics Association. 18 September 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  4. "India's 4x100m relay women team aiming to win a medal at CWG". Zee News. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  5. Cyriaci, Biju Babu (17 July 2014). "Jyothi targets podium finish at CWG". India Times. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. "Jyothi turns back the clock". The Hindu. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. "4×100 relay national record broken but Rio 2016 Olympics remains distant dream". The Indian Express. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. Srinivasan, Kamesh (1 May 2016). "Srabani bests Dutee for 200m gold". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. "India's 4x100m women's relay team sets national record in Kazakhstan National Athletics Championships". Daily News & Analysis. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. "Detailed Schedule – Athletics". 2010 Commonwealth Games official website. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. "Athletics – Commonwealth Games – 2010 – Results Women". TheSports.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. "Commonwealth Games 2010 – Athletics – Women's 4 x 100m Relay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. Rozindar, Firoz (23 October 2010). "Encouraging a star shine its light". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. "Dutee Chand Bags Another Gold But Still in Search of Rio Olympics Berth". NDTV. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  15. Ram, Murali Krishnan (3 November 2006). "Indian 400m Hurdles record broken". IAAF. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  16. Chennai, Rajeev K. (14 July 2015). "Inderjeet provides a fitting climax; Jyothi wins 100M". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  17. "Malkit Singh makes a winning return". The Hindu. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  18. "Jyothi, Khyati light up final day". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  19. Chandigarh (28 September 2016). "Jyothi and Sanjeet fastest runners in National Open Athletics". WebIndia123. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  20. "Alva's emerge champions". Deccan Herald. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  21. "KOA honour for Chikkarangappa, Jyothi; awards function on Monday". Deccan Herald. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  22. "Ekalavya awards presented". The Hindu. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  23. "Uthappa, Jyothi among Ekalavya awardees". Deccan Herald. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  24. "ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಟ್ಟಿ 1966 ರಿಂದ – 2015 ರವರೆಗೆ" (PDF). Kannada Siri. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  25. Jyothi, H. M. (6 September 2017). "HM Jyothi – Home". Facebook.
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