Noah Nirmal Tom is an Indian athlete and a Junior Warrant Officer (JCO) of the Indian Air Force, competing in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay categories. He represented India at the 2019 World Championships in Doha in the men’s 4x400m relay team along with Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Anas and K Suresh Jeevan. Noah has booked a place on the relay team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Wiki/Biography
Noah Nirmal Tom was born on Sunday, November 13, 1994 (age 27; as of 2021) in Chakitapara, Kozhikode District, Kerala. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Noah completed his schooling from Silver Hills Public School, Kozhikode. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St. Joseph’s College, Devgiri, Kerala.
appearance
Height: 5′8″
Weight: 67kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Noah Nirmal Tom was born into a Christian family.
Parents and siblings
Noah’s father is Tomichat TJ, and his mother Alicelee Tom is a former national handball player and gold medalist.
Noah Nirmal Tom’s parents’ wedding photos
Noah had three brothers: Aaron Ashish Tom, Joel Jyothish Tom, Abe John Tom and a sister Kogi Kezhiah Charis Tom.
Noah Nirmal Tom (right) and his brother Aaron Ashish Tom
Noah Nirmal Tom’s brother, Abel John Tom
Noah Nirmal Tom (second from left) with his siblings and parents
religion
Noah and his family were ardent followers of Jesus. Noah revealed in an interview that he starts his day by spending time reading the Bible and reciting prayers.
address
Noah lives in B3 NGO Quarters Marikunnu PO Calicut 12.
Profession
sprinter
Initially, Noah started his athletic career with 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. In 2010, he enrolled for professional sports training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hostel in Kozhikode. Noah studied at SAI Academy in Kozhikode for four years, where he participated in various sprint championships.
Junior Warrant Officer (JWO)
In 2014, based on his performance on the track, Noah Nirmal Tom was invited by the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a Sergeant.
Noah Nirmal Tom as Sergeant of the Indian Air Force
In March 2022, he was promoted to Junior Warrant Officer (JWO).
Noah Nirmal Tom promoted to Junior Warrant Officer (JWO), Indian Air Force
track and field athlete
On October 13, 2012, Noah participated in the men’s 400 meters race at the 56th Kerala Youth Athletics Championships in Kochi, with a time of 48.99 seconds.
Noah Nirmal Tom attends the 56th Kerala Junior Athletics Championships in Kochi
In 2013, he participated in the men’s 4*400m relay at the South Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Ranchi.
Noah poses with the silver medalist at the 2013 South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Ranchi
In July 2019, Noah clocked 46.05 seconds in the men’s 200 meters at the Czech Athletics Championships in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. In October 2019, Noah participated in the men’s 400-meter event at the 2019 National Track and Field Open, with a time of 45.88 seconds. In October 2019, Noah competed in the 4x400m mixed relay at the World Athletics Championships in Doha along with Mohamed Anas, VK Vismaya and Jisna Mathew, but finished in 3:03.09. Finished seventh in the finals.
Noah Nirmal Tom at the World Athletics Championships in Doha
Noah competes in the men’s 4x400m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside teammates Mohammad Anas Yahiya, Arokiya Rajiv and Amoji Jacobs.
Noah Nirmal Tom (right) at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Noah ran the second leg with a reported time of 45.05 seconds. Although they broke the Asian record in the men’s 4*400m relay, they missed the final.
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In March 2022, Noah participated in the Indian Grand Prix-2 held in Bhuvneshwar and achieved a time of 46.19 seconds.
In April 2022, Noah competed in the men’s 4x400m relay at the 2022 National Senior Interstate Athletics Championships along with Mohammad Anas Yahya, Amoji Jacob and Arojia Rajiv . Noah participated in the men’s 400-meter race at the 25th AFI National Federation Cup Senior Track and Field Championships in April 2022, with a time of 46.81 seconds. In June 2022, he participated in the men’s 400 meters race in the 7th International Sprint Relay Cup held at the Atatürk University Stadium in Erzurum with a time of 45.83 seconds. Noah participated in the National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai in June 2022 and clocked a time of 46.44 seconds in the men’s 400m category. In June 2022, Noah participated in the 2022 Balkan Relay Cup, competing in the men’s 4x400m relay and men’s 400m categories.
medal
gold
- 2018: National Athletics Open Championships, Bhubaneswar (Men’s 4 x 400m relay)
- 2018: Service Sports Championship 2018, Karnataka
Noah Nirmal Tom poses with gold medal at Karnataka Service Sports Championship 2018
- 2019: National Athletics Open Championships, Ranchi (Men’s 400m)
- 2019: The 5th International Balkan Relay Cup 2019 was held in Erzurum, Turkey (men’s 4x 400m relay)
Noah Nirmal Tom (second from left) poses with the gold medal at the 5th Balkan International Relay Cup 2019
- 2022: The 7th International Sprint Relay Cup, Erzurum, Turkey (men’s 400m)
- 2022: Balkan Relay Cup, Erzurum, Turkey (men’s 400m)
silver
- 2013: South Asian Youth Athletics Championships, Ranchi
- 2019: Czech Athletics Championships, Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
- 2022: Balkan Relay Cup, Erzurum, Turkey (men’s 4 x 400m relay)
- 2022: National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
bronze
- 2022: 25th AFI National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, Tenshipalan, Kerala
Record)
- 2012: Set a national record in the under-18 men’s 400m with a time of 48.99 seconds at the 56th Kerala Youth Athletics Championships in Kochi on October 13, 2012.
- 2020: The Asian record of 3 minutes and 25 seconds in the men’s 4*400m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics broke the record of 3 minutes and 00.56 seconds set by Qatar at the 2018 Asian Games.
Favorites
- Sports: Football and Basketball
- Football player: Didier Drogba
- Quote: “In Jesus….for the Nation”
Facts/Trivia
- Noah’s physical education teacher, José Sebastian, first discovered his talent at school and suggested that he pursue track training. In an interview, Noah said of his coach:
My school coach, José Sebastian, recognized my talent, pursued a career in sports, and began tutoring me. Thereafter, in 2010, I enrolled at the Sports Authority of India Kozhikode hostel.
- Noah considers Indian sprinter Mohammad Anas to be his inspiration. Noah said of him in an interview:
I consider Mohamad Anas as my inspiration and he is also from the same discipline as me. I always look at challenges from his perspective, as if he can do it, I can do it.
- During his school days, Noah was interested in sports and spent most of his time on the playground rather than in the classroom. Noah said in an interview about his interest in sports,
As a student, I often found solace on the playground rather than in the classroom. I used to play football instead of track. It was in sixth standard that I started my athletics career,”
- While training at SAI (Sports Authority of India), he met coach George P Joseph who suggested him to compete in the 400m category. In 2014, he joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) and started 400m training under the guidance of coach Raj Mohan MK. In an interview, talking about how he started training for the 400m group, he said:
Coach George P Joseph changed my schedule to the 400m, which was the biggest turning point in my career. From there I joined the Indian Air Force in 2014, under coach Rajmohan MK, who made me a professional 400m runner and made me run 45 minutes 96 seconds, which I entered in October 2018 India training camp.
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