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'''Padmini Thomas'''  is an Indian [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] and a former president of the Kerala State Sports Council.<ref name="Former athlete and Padmini Thomas' husband Selvan passes away">{{Cite news |title=Former athlete and Padmini Thomas' husband Selvan passes away |language=en |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/05/06/former-athlete-padmini-thomas-husband-death.html |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> She won a Silver  medal in  4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the  400 metres in the [[Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianathletics.in/medal%C2%A0winners%C2%A0%C2%A0asian%C2%A0games | title=MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES | publisher=Athletics Federation of India | accessdate=5 May 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070444/http://indianathletics.in/medal%C2%A0winners%C2%A0%C2%A0asian%C2%A0games | archive-date=5 May 2018 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Careers Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VnVAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 May 2018|year=1983|page=28}}</ref><ref name="(Mar)1983">{{cite book|author=Aprem (Mar)|title=Indian Christian who is who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u2s5AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 May 2018|year=1983|publisher=Bombay Parish Church of the East|pages=159–160}}</ref> She is a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]].<ref name="John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked">{{Cite news |title=John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked |language=en |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2020/05/07/john-selvan-athlete-death-padmini-thomas-sports-council.html |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>
'''Padmini Thomas'''  is an Indian [[Sport of athletics|athlete]] and a former president of the Kerala State Sports Council.<ref name="Former athlete and Padmini Thomas' husband Selvan passes away">{{Cite news |title=Former athlete and Padmini Thomas' husband Selvan passes away |language=en |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/05/06/former-athlete-padmini-thomas-husband-death.html |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> She won a Silver  medal in  4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the  400 metres in the [[Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianathletics.in/medal-winners-of-asian-games/ | title=MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES | publisher=Athletics Federation of India | accessdate=13 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Careers Digest|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VnVAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 May 2018|year=1983|page=28}}</ref><ref name="(Mar)1983">{{cite book|author=Aprem (Mar)|title=Indian Christian who is who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u2s5AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 May 2018|year=1983|publisher=Bombay Parish Church of the East|pages=159–160}}</ref> She is a recipient of the [[Arjuna Award]].<ref name="John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked">{{Cite news |title=John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked |language=en |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/other-sports/2020/05/07/john-selvan-athlete-death-padmini-thomas-sports-council.html |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/sport-51557563 | title=இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை? | publisher=BBC Tamil | date=25 February 2020 | accessdate=13 July 2021}}</ref>


Thomas was married to John Selvan, a former Indian athlete, who died on May 6, 2020, succumbing to the injuries sustained from a fall from the terrace of their home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="Husband of sportsperson Padmini Thomas passes away">{{Cite news |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Husband of sportsperson Padmini Thomas passes away |language=en |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=297716&u=husband-of-sportsperson-padmini-thomas-passes-away |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Her daughter, Diana John Selvan and son, Dany John Selvan, are both sports persons in their own right.<ref name="John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked" />
Thomas was married to John Selvan, a former Indian athlete, who died on May 6, 2020, succumbing to the injuries sustained from a fall from the terrace of their home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="Husband of sportsperson Padmini Thomas passes away">{{Cite news |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Husband of sportsperson Padmini Thomas passes away |language=en |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=297716&u=husband-of-sportsperson-padmini-thomas-passes-away |access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Her daughter, Diana John Selvan and son, Dany John Selvan, are both sports persons in their own right.<ref name="John Selvan’s death leaves Kerala’s sports fraternity shocked" />

Latest revision as of 22:23, 13 July 2021

Padmini Thomas
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Sport
Country India
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi 400 m

Padmini Thomas is an Indian athlete and a former president of the Kerala State Sports Council.[1] She won a Silver medal in 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400 metres in the 1982 Asian Games.[2][3][4] She is a recipient of the Arjuna Award.[5][6]

Thomas was married to John Selvan, a former Indian athlete, who died on May 6, 2020, succumbing to the injuries sustained from a fall from the terrace of their home in Thiruvananthapuram.[7] Her daughter, Diana John Selvan and son, Dany John Selvan, are both sports persons in their own right.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Former athlete and Padmini Thomas' husband Selvan passes away". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "MEDAL WINNERS OF ASIAN GAMES". Athletics Federation of India. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Careers Digest. 1983. p. 28. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Aprem (Mar) (1983). Indian Christian who is who. Bombay Parish Church of the East. pp. 159–160. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "John Selvan's death leaves Kerala's sports fraternity shocked". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "இந்திய விளையாட்டு வீராங்கனைகள் இதுவரை வென்றுள்ள பதக்கங்கள் எத்தனை?". BBC Tamil. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Husband of sportsperson Padmini Thomas passes away". Retrieved 12 May 2020.


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