List of Kerala Olympians

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

List of Kerala Olympians

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	Field 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
Sabu Varkey	Field hockey	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 2024 Paris	Won bronze medals at both the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. 2nd Keralite to win an Olympic medal^[6]
Sajan Prakash	Men's 100 m butterfly Men's 200 m butterfly	2020 Tokyo

References

^ Kerala Calling, July 2004^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Manuel Fredericks, Kerala's only Olympic medalist recommended for Dhyan Chand Award 2019 | Kerala's only Olympic medalist". Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "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
^ "'Let me smile now': Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh after winning the Bronze at Tokyo Olympics 2020 - the Economic Times Video | ET Now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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

[2] "Manuel Fredericks, Kerala's only Olympic medalist recommended for Dhyan Chand Award 2019 | Kerala's only Olympic medalist". Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[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] "'Let me smile now': Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh after winning the Bronze at Tokyo Olympics 2020 - the Economic Times Video | ET Now". Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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