List of Kerala Olympians

This is a list of Keralites^[1] who have represented India in the Olympic Games.

List of Kerala Olympians[edit]

Athlete	Sport	Games	Notes
Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan)	Football	1948-London
P. B. Abdul Saleh (Kottayam Saleh)	Football	1952-Helsinki
Ivan Jacob	400m	1952-Helsinki
S. S. Narayan	Football	1956-Melbourne
T. Abdul Rahman	Football	1956-Melbourne
S. S. Narayan	Football	1960-Rome
O. Chandrashekar	Football	1960-Rome
M. Devadas	Football	1960-Rome
Suresh Babu	Long Jump	1972-Munich
Manuel Frederick	Hockey	1972-Munich	Won bronze medal. 1st Keralite to win an Olympic medal^[2]
T. C. Yohannan	Long Jump	1976-Montreal
P. T. Usha	100m, 200m	1980-Moscow
P. T. Usha	400m Hurdles	1984-Los Angeles
Shiny Wilson	800m	1984-Los Angeles
M. D. Valsamma	4 × 400 m	1984-Los Angeles
Shiny Wilson	800m	1988-Seoul
P. T. Usha	400m Hurdles	1988-Seoul
Mercy Mathew Kuttan	400m	1988-Seoul
Shiny Wilson	800m	1992-Barcelona
U. Vimal Kumar	Badminton	1992-Barcelona
Shiny Wilson	800m	1996-Atlanta
P. T. Usha	4 × 400 m (Reserve)	1996-Atlanta
Sebastian Xavier	Swimming	1996-Atlanta
A.Radhika Suresh	Table Tennis	1996-Atlanta
Rosa Kutty	4 × 400 m	1996-Atlanta
K. M. Beenamol	4 × 400 m	1996-Atlanta
Ambika Radhika Suresh	Table Tennis	1996-Atlanta
Jincy Phillip	4 x 400 m	2000-Sydney
Rosa Kutty	4 × 400 m	2000-Sydney
K. M. Beenamol	400m	2000-Sydney
Manjima Kuriakose	4 × 400 m	2000-Sydney^[3]
Anil Kumar Prakash	100 m	2000-Sydney
Lijo David Thottan	4 × 400 m	2000-Sydney
K J Manoj Lal	400 m	2000-Sydney^[4]
Dinesh Nayak	Field hockey	2000-Sydney
Purukottam Ramachandran	4 × 400 m	2000-Sydney
K. M. Beenamol	4 × 400 m	2004-Athens
Bobby Aloysius	High Jump	2004-Athens
K. M. Binu	400m	2004-Athens
Anju Bobby George	Long Jump	2004-Athens
Chitra K. Soman	4 × 400 m	2004-Athens
Paulose Pandari Kunnel	Rowing	2004-Athens
Anju Bobby George	Long Jump	2008-Beijing
Chitra K. Soman	4 × 400 m	2008-Beijing
Preeja Sreedharan	10000m	2008-Beijing^[5]
Sini Jose	4 × 400 m	2008-Beijing
Renjith Maheswary	Triple Jump	2008-Beijing
Renjith Maheswary	Triple Jump	2012-London
Tintu Luka	800 m	2012-London
Mayookha Johny	Triple jump	2012-London
Valiyaveetil Diju	Badminton	2012-London
Irfan Kolothum Thodi	20 km walk	2012-London
P. R. Sreejesh	Field hockey	2012-London
Muhammed Anas	400 m and 4 x 400 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Jinson Johnson	800 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Thonakal Gopi	Marathon	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Jisna Mathew	4 × 400 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Tintu Luka	4 × 400 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
O. P. Jaisha	Marathon	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Renjith Maheshwary	Triple Jump	2016 Rio de Janeiro
P. R. Sreejesh	Field hockey	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Sajan Prakash	Swimming (200 m butterfly)	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Kunhu Muhammed	4 × 400 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Anilda Thomas	4 × 400 m	2016 Rio de Janeiro
Amoj Jacob	4 × 400 m relay	2020 Tokyo
Muhammed Anas Yahiya	4 × 400 m relay	2020 Tokyo
Noah Nirmal Tom	4 × 400 m relay	2020 Tokyo
Alex Antony	4 × 400 m relay ( Mixed )	2020 Tokyo
Irfan Kolothum Thodi	20 km walk	2020 Tokyo
Jabir M Palliyalil	400 m hurdles	2020 Tokyo
Murali Sreeshankar	Men's long jump	2020 Tokyo
P. R. Sreejesh	Field hockey	2020 Tokyo	Won bronze medal. 2nd Keralite to win an Olympic medal^[6]
Sajan Prakash	Men's 100 m butterfly Men's 200 m butterfly	2020 Tokyo

References[edit]

↑ Kerala Calling, July 2004^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/manuel-fredericks-kerala-s-only-olympic-medalist-recommended-for-dhyan-chand-award-2019-1.4046585
↑ "Women's 4x400 relay team sets new national record". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
↑ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (10 May 2010). "Thankachan Mathew finally gets his due". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
↑ The Hindu : Sport / Olympic Games : Indian contingent for Beijing
↑ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/let-me-smile-now-goalkeeper-pr-sreejesh-after-winning-the-bronze-at-tokyo-olympics-2020/videoshow/85062897.cms

[1] Kerala Calling, July 2004^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] ttps://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/manuel-fredericks-kerala-s-only-olympic-medalist-recommended-for-dhyan-chand-award-2019-1.4046585

[3] "Women's 4x400 relay team sets new national record". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[4] Chandran, M. R. Praveen (10 May 2010). "Thankachan Mathew finally gets his due". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[5] The Hindu : Sport / Olympic Games : Indian contingent for Beijing

[6] ttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/let-me-smile-now-goalkeeper-pr-sreejesh-after-winning-the-bronze-at-tokyo-olympics-2020/videoshow/85062897.cms

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