Saji Thomas
Appearance
Personal information | |
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National team | India |
Born | Chempumpuram, Aleppey, Kerala, India |
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Rowing |
Saji Thomas is an Indian rower from Aleppey, Kerala.[1][2] Thomas was a participant in three Asian Games[which?] and World Rowing Championships.[which?] He has won 13 medals in various international competitions, including medals in all main boat classes of both sweep rowing and sculling in major regattas – the only Indian with this achievement.[3] The Arjuna Award was conferred on him by the Government of India in 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ "Five Arjuna awards, One Drona award for Kerala". Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Saji THOMAS - worldrowing.com". www.worldrowing.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Kumar, P. k Ajith (17 August 2014). "Rowing really looking up in Kerala: Saji Thomas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
Categories:
- Indian male rowers
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in rowing
- Rowers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Rowers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- People from Alappuzha district
- Asian rowing biography stubs
- Indian sportspeople stubs