Sajan Prakash
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sajan Prakash |
Nationality | India |
Born |
Idukki, Kerala, India | September 14, 1993
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 154.324 lb (70.000 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
Medal record | ||
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Representing India | ||
Swimming | ||
National Games | ||
2014 India | 100m Butterfly |
Sajan Prakash (born on 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 created history 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 also represented india at the 2016 Rio olympic games in 200m butterfly. [1][2]
Career
National record holder in 200 Meter butterfly and 1500 Meter freestyle events.
35th India National Games, Kerala 2015
- 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
68th India National Aquatic Championship, Kolkata 2014
- 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold
Commonwealth Games, 2014 Glasgow, Scotland
- 100 Meter Butterfly - Fails to qualify for Semi Final
Personal life
Sajan Prakash who hails from Idukki District of Kerala State is working with Indian Railways, Bangalore. His mother Shantymol is an ex Indian athlete and has represented country in several international events. He learned his swimming in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu; He has completed his graduation in computer science and pursuing MCA from Annamalai University, Chidambaram.[5]
References
- ↑ Amitabha Das Sharma (2014-11-13). "Sajan Prakash creates new national record". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ↑ "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.
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- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150212083113/http://www.cinetrooth.com/2015/02/sajan-prakash-swimmer-profile-biography.html. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015. Missing or empty
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