Personal Profile About Murali Sreeshankar
Murali Sreeshankar is an Indian long jumper. He reached the men’s long jump final at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and finished seventh with 7.96 metres. His career best later rose to 8.41 metres in 2023. A ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee forced him to miss the Paris 2024 Olympics. He underwent surgery and returned to competition in July 2025 after about 21 months without competing. He jumped 8.05 metres at the Indian Open in Pune. His 2026 season included silver medals at both the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.
Murali Sreeshankar Win Silver
Murali Sreeshankar win silver refers to his second-place finish in the men’s long jump at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. He jumped 8.07 metres. China’s Shi Yuhao won gold with 8.17 metres, while Uzbekistan’s Anvar Anvarov took bronze with 8.06 metres. Sreeshankar suffered an injury during his fourth attempt and did not take his final two jumps. The result gave him a second straight Asian Games silver after his 8.19-metre runner-up finish at Hangzhou 2023. He also won Commonwealth Games silver in Glasgow in 2026 with 8.09 metres.
Murali Sreeshankar Long Jump Record
Murali Sreeshankar long jump record refers to his personal best of 8.41 metres. He recorded the mark at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on June 18, 2023, with a legal wind reading of +1.5 m/s. His 8.41-metre mark is not the Indian national record. Sreeshankar previously held the national record with 8.36 metres in 2022. Jeswin Aldrin raised the Indian record to 8.42 metres on March 2, 2023.
Murali Sreeshankar Height
Murali Sreeshankar height differs across official Asian Games records. The Jakarta 2018 official result book listed him at 1.80 metres, or about 5 feet 11 inches. His Hangzhou Asian Games profile later listed him at 1.76 metres, or about 5 feet 9 inches. Since the two official records do not agree, his current height should not be given as a confirmed measurement.
Murali Sreeshankar Mother
Murali Sreeshankar mother is K. S. Bijimol, a former 800-metre athlete. She won silver in the 800 metres at the 1992 Asian Junior Championships. His father, S. Murali, competed in the triple jump and later became Sreeshankar’s coach. Athletics has been part of his family background from an early age.
Murali Sreeshankar Age
Murali Sreeshankar age is 27 Years. He was born on March 27, 1999, in Palakkad, Kerala. His date of birth appears consistently across his international athletics records.