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P.T.Usha |
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P.T.Usha
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National Record at State athletic meet
at Kottayam, 1977
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First
Keralite and first Indian woman to reach
the final of an Olympic event
- Youngest
Indian sprinter to compete in the quadrennial
sporting extravaganza in Moscow Olympics
at the age 16
- Participated
in 1982 Delhi Asiad and won the first medal
of the games
- Her
effort of 55.54 seconds in LosAngeles was
a record since this was the first time,
400m hurdles was conducted in the womens
section
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- Usha
gathered 5 gold medals and one bronze in
1985, at the Jakarta Asian Athletic meet
- Won
four golds in 1986, Seoul Asian games, claiming
for herself the title of Asia's sprint queen
- Following
her marriage in 1991, she quit the scene
for a while, but came back in1993 ,after
3 years of hibernation
- Participated
in Olympic games from 1980, except on 1992,
Barcelona Olympics
- She
last participated in Atlanta Olympics ,
1996
- Recipient
of Arjuna Award ,1984
- Adjudged
as the greatest women athlete, in 1985 Jakarta
Asian Athletic Meet
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Padma Sree in 1984
- Best
Athlete of the year Award from India Government
in 1984,/85,/86,/87, and 89
- In
1986 Seoul Asian Games, won the Adidas Golden
Shoe Award for the best athlete by the Asian
Amateur Athletics Association, Seoul Asian
Games, 1986
- 33
medals including 13 golds in Asian Games
and Asian Championships
- Won
a total of 102 medals at National and International
meets during her career
- Won
1 gold and 2 silver at the 1999 Saf Games
held at Kathmandu
- Thirty
International Awards, for her excellence
in Athletics
- Kerala
Sports Journalists Award for the year 1999
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Anju
Bobby George clinched the bronze medal
at the World Athletics Championships, 2003 in Paris
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Anju Bobby George |
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Anju Bobby George
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Anju
Bobby George clinched the bronze medal
at the World Athletics Championships
,2003 in Paris
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Asian
Games gold medallist and Commonwealth
Games bronze medallist George clinched
the third place in the women's long
jump competition with her fifth attempt
of 6.70 m
First Indian to win a medal at the World
Championships
Won
the long jump gold medal at the Busan
Asiad
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- One
of the best ever male all round athlete Kerala
ever produced
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Suresh Babu |
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Suresh Babu
- One
of the best ever male all round athlete Kerala
ever produced
- Born
in 1953 at Kollam
- He
won a bronze medal in Decathlon in Tehran
Asiad in 1974
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Won
gold medal in Long Jump at Bangok Asiad
in 1978
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Won
bronze medal in Long Jump in the Edmonton
Common Wealth games held in 1978
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He
captained Indian team in Montreal Olympics
and gained 7th place in Long Jump
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T.C.Yohannan |
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T.C.Yohannan
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Native
of Ezhukon ,Quilon
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During
the Olympic trials in 1972 , he broke
existing long jump National record of
Sridha Alva [ 7.58 m ] to 7.78 m
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He
won a bronze medal in Asian Track and
Field meet held at Manila
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He
became the first Asian to jump 8.07 in
Tehran Asian Games in 1974
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Premachandran |
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Premachandran |
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M.D.Valsamma |
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M.D.Valsamma
- Native
of Kannur
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Gold
medalist in 400 m Hurdles and won Siver
in 4 x 400 m
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Member
of 4 x 400 m relay team which reached
the finals of Los Angeles Olympics in
1984
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Recipient
of Padmasree and Arjuna Award
- Railway
Officer
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- First
women athlete in India to cross 6 meters
in Long Jump
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Mercy Kuttan |
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Mercy Kuttan
- First
women athlete in India to cross 6 meters
in Long Jump
- Won
Silver in Long Jump at 1982 Delhi Asiad
[ 6.26 m ]
- Won
bronze medals in Long Jump and 4 x 400 m
relay at Tokyo Asian Meet
- Native
of Kurumundoor, Kottayam
- Recipient
of Arjuna Award
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- Gold
medalist in Long Jump [5.54 m] and Pentathlon
[3424 pts] at 1978 Amateur Athletic meet
held at Malaysia
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Angel Mary |
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Angel Mary
- Gold
medalist in Long Jump [5.54 m] and Pentathlon
[3424 pts] at 1978 Amateur Athletic meet
held at Malaysia
- Won
Silver medal in Long Jump and Pentathlon
at Barcelona Asiad in 1978
- Recipient
of Arjuna Award
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Shiny Wilson |
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Shiny Wilson
- Native
of Thodupuzha
- Reached
the semi finals of Los Angeles Olympics
- First
women athlete in India to complete 800 m
in two minutes
- Won
gold medals in 400 m and 4 x 400 m relay
and silver medal in 800 m in Asian meet
held at Kuala Lumpur in 1991
- Won
gold in 4 x 400 m relay and silver in 400
m in Seoul Asiad
- Won
bronze in 800 m , silver in 4 x 400 m relay
in 1994 Hiroshima Asiad.She finished 4th
in 400 m in the same meet
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- Bagged
silver at Bankok Asiad, 1998
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Jincy Philip |
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Jincy Philip
- Bagged
silver at Bankok Asiad, 1998
- Native
of Koruthodu
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- Came
into limelight by breaking Shiny's record
in 800m in 1980-81
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K.M.Beenamol |
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K.M.Beenamol
- Came
into limelight by breaking Shiny's record
in 800m in 1980-81
- Won
gold in 800m with record and silver in 400m
in 1992 Delhi Asian Junior Meet at the age
of 16
- Bagged
silver in 4x400m at Bankok Asian Games,
1998
- Qualified
to Semi final at Sydney Olympics
- Native
of Panikkudi, Idukki
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Won silver in 4x100 and 4x400 relay events
at Beijing Asiad, 1990
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K.Saramma |
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K.Saramma
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Won silver in 4x100 and 4x400 relay events
at Beijing Asiad, 1990
- Won
gold in 4x400 relay and Bronze in 400m
at Asian Meet, Kulalampur,1991
- Won
silver medal in 4x400 relay and Bronze
in 400m at Hiroshima Asiad, 1991
- Native
of Kollam
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- Won
gold in Inter-university meet in 400m at
Jaipur, 1994-95
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Lijo David Thottan |
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Lijo David Thottan
- Won
gold in Inter-university meet in 400m at
Jaipur, 1994-95
- Bagged
silver in 4x400m at Bankok Asian Games,
1998
- Native
of Thrissur
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Bagged silver in 4x400m at Bangok Asian
Games, 1998
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Manjima Kuriakose |
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Manjima Kuriakose
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Bagged silver in 4x400m at Bangok Asian
Games, 1998
- Native
of Thalappuzha, Wayanad
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- Gold
medallist in 400m at Indo-Sri Lanka meet,
Colombo, 1976 and Indo-Russian meet in 1978
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Muraly Kuttan |
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Muraly Kuttan
- Gold
medallist in 400m at Indo-Sri Lanka meet,
Colombo, 1976 and Indo-Russian meet in 1978
- Won
silver in 4x400m relay and bronze in 400m
at Bankok Asiad
- Won
bronze in 4 x 400m relay at Tokyo Asian
Meet, 1981
- Joined
TISCO in 1978 as sports officer
- Obtained
NIS in 1984
- Native
of Chenankari, Kuttanad
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- Won
bronze medal in 4 x 400 m at Asian Games,
Bangkok, 1970
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O.L.Thomas |
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O.L.Thomas
- Won
bronze medal in 4 x 400 m at Asian Games,
Bangkok, 1970
- Won
medal in Asian Track and Field meet,1979
- Native
of Thrissur
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- Won
gold medal in 400m at Invitation meet, Germany,
1981
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Padmini Thomas |
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Padmini Thomas
- Won
gold medal in 400m at Invitation meet, Germany,
1981
- Bagged
silver in 4x400m and bronze medal in 400m
at Delhi Asiad, 1982
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Recipient of Arjuna Award
- Native
of Aarpookkara, Kottayam
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Bagged silver in 4x400m at Bangok Asian
Games, 1998
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P.Ramachadran |
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P.Ramachadran
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Bagged silver in 4x400m at Bangok Asian
Games, 1998
- Won
gold in 400m at Delhi meet, 1998
- Native
of Nattika
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- Won
silver medal in 800m at Asian Meet, Delhi,
1989
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Rosakkutty |
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Rosakkutty
- Won
silver medal in 800m at Asian Meet, Delhi,
1989
- Bagged
bronze in 800m at Beijing Asiad
- Bagged
silver at Bangok Asiad, 1998
- Recipient
of Arjuna Award
- Native
of Aayavana, Muvattupuzha
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- First
Kerala athlete to win a medal in Asian Games
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Iwan Jacob |
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Iwan Jacob
- First
Kerala athlete to win a medal in Asian Games
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Won silver in 400 m at Manila Asian Games,
1954
- Member
of Indian team who grabbed Bronze in 4x400m
Relay
- Native
of Kollam
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