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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ancy Sojan Edappilly |
| Born | 1 March 2001 Nattika, Kerala, India |
| Military career | |
Branch |  Indian Navy |
Service years | 2024–present |
Rank | Chief petty officer |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 6.88 m NR (2026) |
Medal record | |
Ancy Sojan Edappilly (born 1 March 2001) is an Indian long jumper. She has won silver medals at the 2022 and 2026 Asian Games, and the 2025 Asian Championships.
Early life
[edit]Ancy was born on 1 March 2001 in Nattika, a small fishing village in the Thrissur district of the state of Kerala, into a modest Syrian Christian family.[1] As a child, her father, an autorickshaw driver, would take her to the beach in her village, where she practised jumping on the loose sand.[2] In 2024, she joined the Indian Navy through the sports quota and currently serves as a Chief petty officer.[3] She suffers from Polycystic Ovarian Disease.[4]
Career
[edit]Ancy competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she finished 14th with a jump of 6.25 m in the qualification round and did not advance to the final.[5]
At the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, she narrowly missed the podium with a fourth place finish jumping 6.41 m. Later at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, she won the silver medal with a jump of 6.63 m.[6]
She won the silver medal at the 2025 Asian Championships in Gumi, with a best effort of 6.33 m.[7] Later at the 2025 World University Games in Bochum, she placed eighth with a jump of 6.29 m.[8] She also competed in the 4 x 100 m relay at the Games, where the team finished seventh clocking 45.06.[9]
At the 2026 Asian Indoor Championships in Tianjin, she won the bronze medal jumping 6.21 m.[10] She recorded a jump of 6.88 m, at the 2026 National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar, breaking the 22-year-old national record of 6.83 m set by Anju Bobby George at the 2004 Athens Olympics.[3][11]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Host | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 14th (Q) | 6.25 m |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 4th | 6.41 m |
| Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | 6.63 m | |
| 2025 | Asian Championships | Gumi, South Korea | 2nd | 6.33 m |
| World University Games | Bochum, Germany | 8th | 6.29 m | |
| 2026 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tianjin, China | 3rd | 6.21 m |
| Asian Games | Nagoya, Japan | 2nd | 6.53 m |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meet Ancy Sojan, auto-rickshaw driver's daughter who broke Anju Bobby George's 22-year-old long-jump record". The Economic Times. 29 June 2026. ISSN 0013-0389.
- ↑ Menon, Vishal (21 August 2026). "Ancy Sojan: Thrissur girl who broke 22-year-old record, now aiming for Asiad gold". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- 1 2 Jasrotia, Adhidev (28 June 2026). "Indian Navy's Ancy Sojan Shatters 22-Year-Old National Long Jump Record". SSBCrack.
- ↑ Koshie, Nihal (27 August 2026). "How Ancy Sojan broke India's 22-year-old long jump record while managing PCOD". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Indian men's 4x400m relay team qualifies for final, Jyothi exits in 100m hurdles". The Times of India. 5 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ Srivastava, Shantanu (3 October 2023). "Ancy Sojan takes MS Dhoni's rulebook to Asian Games podium". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Prabhu, Chandra (29 May 2025). "Gold rush for India on a rainy Day 3 of Asian meet". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "2025 World University Games | Women's long jump". World Athletics. 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "2025 World University Games | Women's 4 x 100 m relay". World Athletics. 27 July 2025.
- ↑ "Tejaswin Shankar clinches India's lone gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". The Hindu. 9 February 2026. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ↑ Roy, Avishek (27 September 2026). "Asian Games: Sarvesh Kushare, Ancy Sojan win silver as India's search for gold continues". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ancy Sojan at World Athletics
- Ancy Sojan at Athletics Podium
- Ancy Sojan at InterSportStats
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Indian women long jumpers
- Sportspeople from Thrissur
- Athletes from Kerala
- Sportswomen from Kerala
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games athletes for India
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Athletics Championships medalists
- Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen
- Competitors at the 2025 Summer World University Games