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			{{short description\|Indian shooter and shooting coach}}
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	~~{{short description\|Indian shooter and shooting coach}}~~
	{{Infobox sportsperson		{{Infobox sportsperson
	\| name = Sunny Thomas		\| name = Sunny Thomas
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| alt =		\| alt =
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	~~\| headercolor = #90EE90~~		\| textcolor = black\|<!-- Personal information -->
	\| textcolor = black		\| native_name =
	\| <!-- Personal information -->
	\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang = [[Malayalam]]		\| native_name_lang = [[Malayalam]]
	\| fullname =		\| fullname =
	\| nationality = Indian		\| nationality = Indian
	\| national_team = {{flagu\|India}}		\| national_team = {{flagu\|India}}
	~~\| ethnicity = [[Keralite]]~~		\| citizenship = Indian
	\| citizenship = Indian		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_date = 26September1941
	\| birth_date =		\| birth_place =
	\| birth_place =		\| education =
	~~\| residence = [[Uzhavoor]], Kerala, India~~		\| alma_mater =
	\| education =		\| occupation = [[Shooting sports\|Pistol Shooter]], [[Professor]]
	\| alma_mater =		\| years_active =
	\| occupation = [[Shooting sports\|Pistol Shooter]], [[Professor]]		\| height =
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	\| height =		\| country = {{IND}}
	\| weight =		\| sport = [[Shooting sports\|Rifle Shooting]]
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	\| country = {{IND}}		\| club =
	\| sport = [[Shooting sports\|Rifle Shooting]]		\| coaching =
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	'''Sunny Thomas''' is a former Indian national shooting champion in the rifle open sight event from [[Kerala]], India. He was the coach of Indian shooting team for 19 years from 1993 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/shooting-coach-sunny-thomas-resigns-after-19-years-at-helm-1549115\|title=Shooting coach sunny thomas resigns after 19 years at helm.\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref> India won 108 gold, 74 silver and 53 bronze medals from various tournaments including the World Championships, [[Olympic Games\|Olympics]] and the [[Asian Games]] during his stint.<ref>{{Cite web\|url= https://www.sportstarlive.com/tss3552/stories/20121229504503700.htm\|title=Sunny Thomas confidence personified\|website=sportstarlive.com\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020831/spr-trib.htm#1\|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune\|website=www.tribuneindia.com\|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> He received the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thenrai.in/Awardees.aspx?link=15\|title=Dronacharya Award\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref>		'''Sunny Thomas''' is a former Indian national shooting champion in the rifle open sight event from [[Kerala]], India. He was the coach of Indian shooting team for 19 years from 1993 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/shooting-coach-sunny-thomas-resigns-after-19-years-at-helm-1549115\|title=Shooting coach sunny thomas resigns after 19 years at helm.\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref> India won 108 gold, 74 silver and 53 bronze medals from various tournaments including the World Championships, [[Olympic Games\|Olympics]] and the [[Asian Games]] during his stint.<ref>{{Cite web\|url= https://www.sportstarlive.com/tss3552/stories/20121229504503700.htm\|title=Sunny Thomas confidence personified\|website=sportstarlive.com\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020831/spr-trib.htm#1\|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune\|website=www.tribuneindia.com\|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> He received the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.thenrai.in/Awardees.aspx?link=15\|title=Dronacharya Award\|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref>

			On his 80th birthday, Abhinav Bindra expressed gratitude with the following words shared through a video message “I want to thank you for the guidance and support you provided me throughout my sporting career. As a patient and understanding mentor, you kept us going, through the tough times. Thank you for being a pillar of strength and nurturing me to unfurl my fullest potential"<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Srinivasan\|first=Kamesh\|date=2021-09-26\|title=Shooting {{!}} Prof. Sunny Thomas turns 80\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/shooting-prof-sunny-thomas-turns-80/article36674523.ece\|access-date=2021-10-01\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{short description|Indian shooter and shooting coach}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sunny Thomas
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| headercolor = #90EE90
| textcolor = black
| 
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = [[Malayalam]]
| fullname =
| nationality = Indian
| national_team = {{flagu|India}}
| ethnicity = [[Keralite]]
| citizenship = Indian
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = [[Uzhavoor]], Kerala, India
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Shooting sports|Pistol Shooter]], [[Professor]]
| years_active =
| height =
| weight =
| 
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Shooting sports|Rifle Shooting]]
| event =
| club =
| coaching =
| pb =
| 
| show-medals =
| medaltemplates =
}}
'''Sunny Thomas''' is a former Indian national shooting champion in the rifle open sight event from [[Kerala]], India. He was the coach of Indian shooting team for 19 years from 1993 to 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/shooting-coach-sunny-thomas-resigns-after-19-years-at-helm-1549115|title=Shooting coach sunny thomas resigns after 19 years at helm.|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref> India won 108 gold, 74 silver and 53 bronze medals from various tournaments including the World Championships, [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] and the [[Asian Games]] during his stint.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.sportstarlive.com/tss3552/stories/20121229504503700.htm|title=Sunny Thomas confidence personified|website=sportstarlive.com|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020831/spr-trib.htm#1|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sports Tribune|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref> He received the [[Dronacharya Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenrai.in/Awardees.aspx?link=15|title=Dronacharya Award|accessdate=14 November 2018}}</ref>

== Background ==
He was a [[Professor]] of [[English language]] in [[St. Stephen's College, Uzhavoor]], [[Kottayam district]] and became a full-time shooting coach after his retirement. He is married to Josamma Sunny, a [[Professor]] of [[Botany]] from the same college where he had worked.<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:Recipients of the Dronacharya Award]]
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