Kerala and Olympics
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The following post reviews Kerala's Olympic adventure thus far.
Kerala and Olympics(39)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| First Malayali to participatein Olympics | C.K. Lakshman(Paris, 1924) |
| First Malayali fromIndependent Indiato participate in a team event in Olympic Games | Thenmadom Mathew Varghese(Football, 1948) |
| Second Malayali Olympian | Thenmadom Mathew Varghese |
| Nickname | Thiruvalla Pappan / Tata Pappan |
| First Malayali Olympian fromIndependent Indiato participate in an individual event | Suresh Babu(Long Jump, 1972) |
| First Malayali Woman to participate in an Olympic Event | P.T. Usha(100m, 200m, 1980) |
| First Malayali to win Olympic medal | Manuel Fredericks(Hockey, Bronze,Munich 1972) |
| Second Malayali to win Olympic medal | P. R. Sreejesh(Bronze, Hockey, 2020)* |
| First Malayali athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics | P.T. Usha |
| First Indian Woman to enter the Semi-final of an Olympic event in the women's 800m | Shyni Willson(1984 Los Angeles) |
| First Malayali swimmer to participate in Olympics | Sebastian Xavier(Atlanta, 1996) |
| First Indian(Malayali as well)male athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics | M.P. Jabir |
| First Indian to Control Olympic Boxing Competition | P. K. Muraleedharan(2004) |
| First Indian Woman Flagbearer | Shyni Willson(Barcelona, 1992) |
| First Woman Captain of the Indian contingent in an Olympics | Shyni Willson |
| Malayali who participated in most no. of Olympic Games | Shyni Willson(1984, 1988, 1992,1996) |
| Kerala Athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020No. of Keralites participated in Tokyo Olympics | 9 |
| First Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020 | K.T. Irfan |
| First Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut | Sajan Prakash |
| Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala Olympic Team at Tokyo Olympics | Mohanlal |
| Second Malayali to win Olympic medal | P. R. Sreejesh(Bronze, Hockey) |
| First Malayali to win Olympic medal | ManuelFredericks(Hockey, Bronze,Munich 1972) |
| First Indian(Malayali as well)male athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics | M.P. Jabir |
| The Malayali athlete who participated in the Tokyo Olympics Opening ceremony parade | Sajan Prakash |
| Malayali who is participating in Paralympics | Siddharth Babu(Para-shooting) |
| Head Coach of the Indian Athletic team | P. Radhakrishnan Nair |
| Malayali who was appointed as the Badminton Umpire for Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Dr. Fine C. Dathan |
| Also Refer,Sports of Keralađź“ťSideNotes:International Olympic Day | June 23 |
| International Olympic Committee | Headquarters –Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Head | Thomas Bach |
| Kerala Sports Day | October 13 |
| Father of Kerala Sports | G.V. Raja(Col. P. R. Godavarma Raja) |
| Payyoli Express | P.T. Usha |
| Sports Minister of Kerala | V. Abdurahiman.SAI Kerala Director –Dr. G. Kishore |
| Sports Secretary of Kerala | Sharmila Mary Joseph* |
| First Sportstar Kerala Sports Conclave was held at | Thiruvananthapuram |
| President of Kerala Olympic Association | Sunil Kumar* |
| Prize Money | Indian Olympic Association – 75 Lakh (Gold), 40 Lakh (Silver), 25 Lakh (Bronze) & 1 Lakh for all participating athletes |
| Kerala Govt. | 2 crores & promotion for P.R. Sreejesh & 5 Lakhsfor all participating athletes |
First Malayali to participatein Olympics
C.K. Lakshman(Paris, 1924)
First Malayali fromIndependent Indiato participate in a team event in Olympic Games
Thenmadom Mathew Varghese(Football, 1948)
Second Malayali Olympian
Thenmadom Mathew Varghese
Nickname
Thiruvalla Pappan / Tata Pappan
First Malayali Olympian fromIndependent Indiato participate in an individual event
Suresh Babu(Long Jump, 1972)
First Malayali Woman to participate in an Olympic Event
P.T. Usha(100m, 200m, 1980)
First Malayali to win Olympic medal
Manuel Fredericks(Hockey, Bronze,Munich 1972)
Second Malayali to win Olympic medal*
P. R. Sreejesh(Bronze, Hockey, 2020)
First Malayali athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics
P.T. Usha
First Indian Woman to enter the Semi-final of an Olympic event in the women's 800m
Shyni Willson(1984 Los Angeles)
First Malayali swimmer to participate in Olympics
Sebastian Xavier(Atlanta, 1996)
First Indian(Malayali as well)male athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics
M.P. Jabir
First Indian to Control Olympic Boxing Competition
P. K. Muraleedharan(2004)
First Indian Woman Flagbearer
Shyni Willson(Barcelona, 1992)
First Woman Captain of the Indian contingent in an Olympics
Shyni Willson
Malayali who participated in most no. of Olympic Games
Shyni Willson(1984, 1988, 1992,1996)
Kerala Athletes in Tokyo Olympics 2020No. of Keralites participated in Tokyo Olympics
9
First Indian athlete to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020
K.T. Irfan
First Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut
Sajan Prakash
Goodwill Ambassador of Kerala Olympic Team at Tokyo Olympics
Mohanlal
Second Malayali to win Olympic medal
P. R. Sreejesh(Bronze, Hockey)
First Malayali to win Olympic medal
ManuelFredericks(Hockey, Bronze,Munich 1972)
First Indian(Malayali as well)male athlete to qualify for the 400m hurdles in Olympics
M.P. Jabir
The Malayali athlete who participated in the Tokyo Olympics Opening ceremony parade
Sajan Prakash
Malayali who is participating in Paralympics
Siddharth Babu(Para-shooting)
Head Coach of the Indian Athletic team
P. Radhakrishnan Nair
Malayali who was appointed as the Badminton Umpire for Tokyo Olympics 2020
Dr. Fine C. Dathan
Also Refer,Sports of Keralađź“ťSideNotes:International Olympic Day
June 23
International Olympic Committee
Headquarters –Lausanne, Switzerland
Head
Thomas Bach
Kerala Sports Day
October 13
Father of Kerala Sports
G.V. Raja(Col. P. R. Godavarma Raja)
Payyoli Express
P.T. Usha
Sports Minister of Kerala
V. Abdurahiman.SAI Kerala Director –Dr. G. Kishore
Sports Secretary of Kerala*
Sharmila Mary Joseph
First Sportstar Kerala Sports Conclave was held at
Thiruvananthapuram
President of Kerala Olympic Association*
Sunil Kumar
Prize Money
Indian Olympic Association – 75 Lakh (Gold), 40 Lakh (Silver), 25 Lakh (Bronze) & 1 Lakh for all participating athletes
Kerala Govt.
2 crores & promotion for P.R. Sreejesh & 5 Lakhsfor all participating athletes
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