Rajesh Ramesh (athlete)

Rajesh Ramesh (born 28 March 1999) is an Indian track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He completed his schooling at Govt Hr Sec School, Peralam, where he was trained by PT Master, Paranthaman Selvaraj. In 2023, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay and a silver medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2022 Asian Games.^[1] He also competed in the same event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, reaching the final after having set an Asian record of 2:59.05 in the heats.^[2] The team ultimately finished 6th in the final.

Rajesh Ramesh

Ramesh (5th) at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 26) Peralam
Education	High School,Govt Hr Sec School Peralam BA Economics, DG Vaishnav College
Occupation(s)	Ticket Collector,Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station, Indian Railways
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Parents	Anbalagan (father) Manimozhi (mother)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay
Coached by	PT Master, Paranthaman Selvaraj (Govt Hr Sec School, Peralam)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2024 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Highest world ranking	4th place at Heat 2 of Paris Olympics 2024 4*400M relay running
Personal bests	400m: 45.54 (2024) Men's 4x400m: 2:59.05 (2023, AR) Mixed 4x400m: 3:14.34 (2023, NR)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  India Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Men's 4×400 m 2022 Hangzhou Mixed 4x400 m Asian Championships 2023 Bangkok Mixed 4×400 m 2023 Bangkok Men's 4×400 m

Career

Rajesh Ramesh was a key member of the Indian men's 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team competed in the heats of the men's 4 × 400 m relay, held at the Stade de France.

India finished fourth in their heat with a time of 3:00.58, season's best for the team. Rajesh Ramesh ran the final leg of the relay, completing his segment in 45.21 seconds.

Despite a strong performance, the team did not advance to the final, finishing 4th in their heat.

Statistics

Personal Bests

Information from World Athletics profile, unless otherwise noted.^[3]

Event	Time	Venue	Date	Notes
400 m	45.54	Hangzhou, China	20 July 2024
4 × 400m relay	2:59.05	Budapest, Hungary	26 August 2023	NR
Mixed 4 × 400m relay	3:14.34	Stadion Zygmunta Szelesta,Warsaw, Poland	2 October 2023

Season's Bests

1. 4x400 Metres Relay

  - Performance: 3:00.58
  - Top List: 17/100

2. 400 Metres

  - Performance: 45.54

3. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

  - Performance: 3:20.36

Detailed Performance Records

1. 4x400 Metres Relay

  - Venue: Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN)
  - Date: 26 August 2023
  - Country: HUN
  - Performance: 2:59.05
  - Score: 1212

2. 400 Metres

  - Venue: Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok (THA)
  - Date: 13 July 2023
  - Country: THA
  - Performance: 45.67
  - Score: 1134

3. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

  - Venue: HOC Stadium, Hangzhou (CHN)
  - Date: 2 October 2023
  - Country: CHN
  - Performance: 3:14.34
  - Score: 0

4. 400 Metres

  - Venue: Thiruvananthapuram (IND)
  - Date: 23 March 2022
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 46.09
  - Score: 1105

5. 4x400 Metres Relay

  - Venue: Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Bengaluru (IND)
  - Date: 19 October 2022
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 3:06.77
  - Score: 1094

6. 4x400 Metres Relay Mixed

  - Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai (IND)
  - Date: 14 June 2022
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 3:18.84
  - Score: 0

7. 4x400 Metres Relay

  - Venue: Stadium Hanamkonda, Warangal (IND)
  - Date: 19 September 2021
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 3:13.84
  - Score: 992

8. 400 Metres

  - Venue: Lucknow (IND)
  - Date: 20 August 2021
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 48.16
  - Score: 971

9. 400 Metres

  - Venue: Coimbatore (IND)
  - Date: 21 April 2018
  - Country: IND
  - Performance: 47.52
  - Score: 1011

10. 4x400 Metres Relay

   - Venue: Gifu (JPN)
   - Date: 10 June 2018
   - Country: JPN
   - Performance: 3:12.90
   - Score: 1005