Jeevaneesh Soundararajah
Jeevaneesh competing in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 5000 metres |
Jeevaneesh Soundararajah is a Singaporean long-distance athlete who specializes in events ranging from 1500m to 10,000m.[1] He represented Singapore in the men's 5000 metres at the 2015 SEA Games[2] and 1500 metres at the 2021 SEA Games.[3]
As a schoolboy, he won the 1500 metres and cross-country events at the "A" Division National School Games, and was the first person to go below 15 minutes for the latter.[4]
On 8 January 2022, he won the Pocari Sweat 2.4 km challenge with a national mark of 6:52.97;[5] he lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later. In April he won the bronze in the 1500 metres at the Singapore Open with a time of 4:00.99.[6]
Athletic Career
Southeast Asian Games
2015 SEA Games (Singapore):
- Competed in the Men's 5000m, finishing in eighth place with a time of 16:14.75[7]
2021 SEA Games (Hanoi, Vietnam):
- Represented Singapore in the 1500m
2023 SEA Games (Cambodia):
World Athletics Cross Country Championship
- Represented Singapore at the World Athletics Cross Country 2023 in Bathurst, Australia[10]
2.4km National Record
On January 8, 2022, at the Pocari Sweat Run at the Home of Athletics, Jeevaneesh set a new Singapore national record for 2.4km with a time of 6:52.97,[11] breaking the previous record of 6:53.18 set by Soh Rui Yong. He lowered this mark by 2 seconds in the second edition of the race seven months later.
Singapore Open (2022):
- Won the bronze medal in the 1500m with a time of 4:00.99.[12]
References
- ^ "Jeevaneesh S/O Soundararajah". www.teamsingapore.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (16 April 2022). "Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m | the Straits Times". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Soh Rui Yong vs Jeevanesh Soundararajah on 20 August. Not in court, but on the track". 26 July 2022.
- ^ Soh, Rui Yong (29 March 2011). "Cross Country: Jeevaneesh Soundararajah sets new course record as Hwa Chong end Rafflesian dominance to win first a Div title since 2007".
- ^ Choo, Daryl (9 January 2022). "National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong's 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run". TODAY. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Rajan, K. (19 April 2022). "Prabudass pleased with his performance | New Straits Times". NST Online.
- ^ "Jeevaneesh SOUNDARARAJAH | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Soh Rui Yong marks SEA Games comeback with fourth-place finish in men's 5,000m". mothership.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Southeast Asian Games | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Chua, Charis (10 January 2022). "Pocari Sweat Run 2.4km Challenge: New National Records for Jeevaneesh and Chui Ling". SportPlus.sg. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: Singapore's Jeevaneesh Soundararajah ready for SEA Games after new PB in 1,500m". The Straits Times. 16 April 2022. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 December 2025.