H. M. Jyothi

Jyothi married former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach. In 2011, she withdrew from professional competition and gave birth to a baby girl. Jyothi returned to sprinting at the 2014 Senior Inter-State Meet, and also participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Asian Games. She credited her husband with helping her, saying in 2014 that "Being a former medalist at the Asian level he understands my problems. It was because of his help that I'm able to manage my training and taking care of my two-and-half-year old daughter."

Jyothi has been strongly supported by her parents, who have undergone great financial hardship to finance her ambitions. She has also received sponsorship from her employer, Canara Bank, since 2004, and also receives sponsorship from the Indian Athletics Academy, Bangalore.

Hiriyur Manjunath Jyothi (born 1 July 1983) is an Indian sprinter. She competes in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay categories. She is a national champion or former national champion in each of the three events, with personal best timings of 11.3 (or 11.46), 23.42, and 43.42 seconds in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4×100 metres relay, respectively. Her personal best times in all three events were after her withdrawal from professional competition for three years to become a mother. A Canara Bank employee, Jyothi is married to the former sprinter S. Srinivas, who is also her personal coach.

Jyothi was born to father H. N. Manjunath and mother Thippamma in Hiriyur, Karnataka (near Chitradurga), on 1 July 1983. She has four brothers and sisters, and is the family's second daughter.