| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1978 Alappuzha district, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | ||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | India | ||||||||||||||
| Service |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Sapper | ||||||||||||||
| Unit | Madras Engineer Group | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Services | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 100 m: 10.21 (Bangalore 2000) NR 200 m: 20.73 (Bangalore 2000) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sapper Anil Kumar Prakash (born 28 August 1978) is a retired Indian sprinter. He held the 100 metres national record of 10.30 s set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in New Delhi in 2005 which was broken in 2016.[2][3][4]
He previously held the National Record at 10.21 seconds.
- ^ "Anil Kumar Prakash Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ^ "Anil Kumar breaks the National 100-m record". The Times of India. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Nair, Avinash (18 July 2000). "Anil Kumar runs a one horse race". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Official Website of Athletics Federation of India: NATIONAL RECORDS as on 21.3.2009". Athletics Federation of INDIA. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.