K. K. Premachandran
K. K. Premachandran was an Indian track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters event. He won a silver medal in the 400 meters event in the 1982 Asian Games and was hailed as the successor to Milkha Singh.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||
| Born | Palghat | |||||||
| Died | 16 April 2001 Kochi, Kerala, India | |||||||
| Sport | ||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | |||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Career
Premachandran won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1982 Asian games in New Delhi, having clocked 47.27 seconds in the final.[2]
Death
Premachandran died on 16 April 2001, aged 46, following a massive heart attack in Kochi, Kerala.[3]
References
- "Premachandran passes away". The Hindu. 17 April 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- "Asian Games medallists". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Signposts". India Today. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.