Mariyappan Thangavelu
Indian Paralympic high jumper and Paralympic medalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995)[1] is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympics games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category and the 2020 Summer Paralympic games held in Tokyo in the men's high jump T-63 category , winning the gold medal and silver medal respectively in the finals.[2][3][4] He is India's first Paralympian gold medalist since 2004.
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Full name | Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Born | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) Periavadagampatti, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Country | India |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High Jump - T42 &T63 |
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Paralympic finals | 2016 Summer Paralympics: High Jump (T42) – Gold & 2020 Summer Paralympics: High Jump (T63) – Silver |
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On 25 January 2017, the Government of India conferred him with the Padma Shri award for his contribution towards sports[5] and in the same year, he was also awarded the Arjuna Award.[6] He was awarded with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020.