Sajan Prakash
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| Full name | Sajan Prakash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Indien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1993 Idukki, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sajan Prakash (born 14 September 1993) is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's Freestyle, butterfly and relay events at the 2015 National Games in Kerala. He set a record on 8 February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals, and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in 200 Meter butterfly.[1][2]
Career
Rio Olympics - 2016
Holds most number of National Records in Long Course and Short Course Swimming
Holds 3 South Asian Records
Holds Asian Record in 800 Meter Free Style???
35th India National Games, Kerala 2015[3]
- 100 Meter Butterfly - Gold
- 200 Meter Butterfly - Gold
- 200 Meter Free Style - Silver
- 400 Meter Free Style - Gold
- 800 Meter Free Style - Gold
- 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold
- 4x100 Meter Relay Free Style - Gold
- 4x100 Meter Relay Medley - Silver
Asian Age Group, Bangkok 2015
- 1 Gold, 4 Silver & 2 Bronze
Asian Indoor Games, Ashgabat 2017[4]
- 100 Meter Butterfly - Silver
Asian Age Group, Tashkent 2017
- 1 Gold, 2 Silver & 3 Bronze
Commonwealth Games- 2014, Glasgow, Scotland
- 100 Meter Butterfly - Fails to qualify for Semi Final
Asian Games- 2014, Incheon, South Korea
- 400 Meter Free Style - 9th Position
Personal life
Sajan Prakash hails from Idukki district of Kerala. He was raised in Neyveli, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. His mother V.J.Shantymol is also a former athlete and has represented India in several national and international events. He started training at the Neyveli Lignite City Swimming Club, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Jawahar Higher Secondary School, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. He completed his graduation in computer applications from Annamalai University, Chidambaram.[2] Now he joined in Kerala Police as a Officer Commanding
References
- ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (13 November 2014). "Sajan Prakash creates new national record". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Manalethu, Biju Cherian (2015). "Sajan Prakash Swimmer – Profile, Biography and Interesting Facts". Cinetrooth. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "21-year-old Sajan Prakash sets new record at 5 swimming events, bags 5 medals at National Games:IBNLive Videos". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
External links
- Sajan Prakash at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sajan Prakash at Olympics.com