O. P. Jaisha
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| Full name | Orchatteri Puthiyaveetil Jaisha | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 May 1983 Kerala, India |
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| Country |
 India
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| Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) |
Middle distance 5000 metres Marathon |
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| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:34:43 NR (Beijing 2015) | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Updated on 30 August 2015. | ||||||||||||||||
Jaisha Orchatteri Puthiya Veetil (Malayalam: ഒ. പി. ജെയ്ഷ) (born 23 May 1983), commonly known as O. P. Jaisha, is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala. She is the current national record holder in the marathon, a distinction she achieved by clocking 2:34:43 at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. In the process she bettered her own mark of 2:37:29, set at the 2015 Mumbai Marathon. She is also a former national record holder in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
She is currently being supported by JSW Sport under the Sport Excellence Programme.
An alumnus of Assumption College, Changanassery, Jaisha competes in the middle and the long distance events, including 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 3000 metres steeplechase, and 5000 metres. She won gold over 1500 metres and 3000 metres at the 1st Asian Indoor Games held at Bangkok in 2005. She was, however, unable to repeat her performance at the 2006 Asian Indoor Championships, held at Pattaya, as she won only a silver in the 1500 metres and a bronze in the 3000 metres.
She represented India at the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia. Jaisha is also a bronze medalist in 5000 metres at the Doha Asiad.
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