Sajan Prakash
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| Full name | Sajan Prakash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
September 14, 1993 Idukki, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154.324 lb (70.000 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thanyapura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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 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 2017
- 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.[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 |title= (help