In this Indian name, the name Maheshwary is a matronymic

Matronymic

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, not a family name

Family name

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, and the person should be referred to by the given name

Given name

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, Renjith.

Renjith Maheshwary (born 30 January 1986 in Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

) is an India

India

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n triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

er. He finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games

Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games

An Athletics competition was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter Steeplechase was not contested for by the women...

 and won the 2007 Asian Championships

2007 Asian Championships in Athletics

The 17th Asian Athletics Championships were held on the Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan between 25 July and 29 July 2007. It was moved in the last minute from original host country Lebanon due to the unrest in that country....

. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 and August 27, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:-References:...

, but did not reach the final. He represented India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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.

Renjith holds the Indian national record

Indian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in India maintained by Athletics Federation of India .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:X = unratified due to no doping control# = not recognised by federationht = hand timingA = affected by altitude...

 in triple jump of 17.07m, which he achieved in a bronze medal winning effort at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The athletics competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in New Delhi, India between 6 and 14 October. The track and field events took place between 6–12 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium while the marathon contests were held on a street course running through the city on 14...

 in New Delhi.

Renjith is married to Indian pole vault

Pole vault

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er and National record holder V. S. Surekha

V. S. Surekha

V. S. Surekha is an Indian pole vaulter. She holds the current national record of 4.08 m set at the national circuit meet held at Patiala on 23 October 2006. She was named the "Best Female Athlete" of the Standard Chartered 44th National Open athletics championship. Surekha is the first Indian...

 and they have a daughter, Jhiya Renjith.

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