FULL NAME: Bighnaraj Miridia
GENDER: Male
BORN: 12th April 1994 (Source: Odisha Athletics Association).
PARENTS: Father (N Miridia), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Studied at MPC High School, Betnoti and Betnoti College, Betnoti, Mayurbhanj.
PROFESSION: Employee of Odisha Police Department
PET EVENT(S): 200m and 400m sprint
TRAINING PLACE: Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics HPC
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Sailendra P Barma
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha Police, India Police

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the men`s 400m gold medal at the 67th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2019. Also gagged the prize as best male athlete of the meet.
*     Won the men’s 400m-run silver medal at the 66th Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 28-30 December, 2018.
*     Won the men’s 400m gold and 200m bronze medals at the 64th Odisha State Athletics Championship, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from April 2 to 4, 2017.
*     Won the men’s 400m gold and 200m silver medals at the 63rd Odisha State Athletics Meet, held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, from Dec 28 to 30, 2015.

NATIONAL:
*     Won the Silver medal for Police Sports Control Board in 4x400m mixed relay event of the 62nd National Open Athletics Championships at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on 14 October 2023.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Bagged two gold and two bronze medals in the World Police & Fire Games 2017, held in Los Angeles, USA from August 7 to 15, 2017.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated him with a cash incentive of Rs 1 lakh on the occasion of National Sports Day in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2017.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 8 January 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 17 October 2023