M. Tamil Selvan

Muniswamy Tamil Selvan (born 3 February 1955) is a former Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] He won silver medals in the men's Bantamweight event at 1978 Commonwealth Games^[2] and in the men's Featherweight event at 1982 Commonwealth Games.^[3] He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1977-78 by the Government of India.^[4][5]

M. Tamil Selvan

Personal information
Full name	Muniswamy Tamil Selvan
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1955-02-03) 3 February 1955 (age 69) Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  India Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Bantamweight – Overall 1982 Brisbane Featherweight - Overall
Updated on 26 OCtober 2020

See also

• List of people from Vellore
• List of Tamil recipients of the Arjuna Award

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamil Selwan Muniswamy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. Thyagarajan, S. (31 July 2014). "Sathuvachari — the home of weightlifters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
3. "This rustic gym in Vellore has produced five Olympians". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. "M Tamil Selvan" (PDF). Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
5. "Heavy lifters are at home in Sathuvachari". Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via PressReader.

External links

• Tamil Selwan Muniswamy at Olympics.com
• Tamil Selwan Muniswamy at Olympedia