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
C. K. Lakshmanan 110 m Hurdles 1924-Paris
Thomas Varghese (Thiruvalla Pappan) Football 1948-London
P. B. Abdul Saleh (Kottayam Saleh) Football 1952-Helsinki
Ivan Jacob 400m 1952-Helsinki
S. S. Narayanan Football 1956-Melbourne, 1960-Rome
T. Abdul Rahman Football 1956-Melbourne
O. Chandrasekharan Football 1960-Rome
M. Devadas Football 1960-Rome
Suresh Babu Long Jump 1972-Munich
Manuel Frederick Hockey 1972-Munich
T. C. Yohannan Long Jump 1976-Montreal
P. T. Usha 100m, 200m 1980-Moscow
P. T. Usha 400m Hurdles 1984-Los Angeles, 1988-Seoul
P. T. Usha 4 × 400 m (Reserve) 1996-Atlanta
Shiny Wilson 800m 1984-Los Angeles, 1988-Seoul, 1992-Barcelona, 1996-Atlanta
Sebastian Xavier Swimming 1996-Atlanta
M. D. Valsamma 4 × 400 m 1984-Los Angeles
Mercy Mathew Kuttan 400m 1988-Seoul
U. Vimal Kumar Badminton 1992-Barcelona
A.Radhika Suresh Table Tennis 1996-Atlanta
Bobby Aloysius High Jump 2004-Athens
K. M. Beenamol 4 × 400 m 1996-Atlanta, 2004-Athens
Jincy Phillip 4x400 relay 2000-Sydney
K. M. Beenamol 400m 2000-Sydney
Dinesh Nayak V.R Field hockey 2000-Sydney
K. M. Binu 400m 2004-Athens
Anju Bobby George Long Jump 2004-Athens, 2008-Beijing
Chitra K. Soman 4 × 400 m 2004-Athens, 2008-Beijing
Preeja Sreedharan 10000m 2008-Beijing[2]
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. Shreejesh Field hockey 2012-London

References
  1. Kerala Calling, July 2004
  2. The Hindu : Sport / Olympic Games : Indian contingent for Beijing
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