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'''Sammudi Balasubramaniam''' known as Bala, was an athlete from [[Tamil Nadu]] who specialises in long jump and triple jump.<ref name=hindu>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/11/07/stories/2004110704881800.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Sport : Sammudi Balasubramaniam dead|date=2004-11-07|access-date=2016-06-21}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was the second [[Indian people|Indian]] to secure a bronze medal in triple jump in [[Asian Games]].He touched this landmark at the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi, India with a performance of 16.14 m in his last attempt.<br />
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Balasubraminam died in 2016 following injuries from a fall while on pilgrimage to Sabarimala.<ref name=hindu/> He is survived by his wife and two sons — Vinod and Pradeep, both of whom are athletics students with the Sports Authority of India.<br />
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[[Category:Indian men long jumpers]]<br />
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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
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