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| Nationality | India | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1986 Kottayam, Kerala, India |
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple Jump | |||||||||||||||
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In this Indian name, the name Maheshwary is a matronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Renjith.
Renjith Maheshwary (born 30 January 1986 in Kottayam, Kerala) is an Indian triple jumper. He finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the 2007 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, but did not reach the final. He represented India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Renjith holds the Indian national record in triple jump of 17.07m, which he achieved in a bronze medal winning effort at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.[1]
Renjith is married to Indian pole vaulter and National record holder V. S. Surekha and they have a daughter, Jhiya Renjith.[2]