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Full name | Canagasabai Kunalan |
Nationality | Singapore |
Born | Singapore | 23 October 1942
Years active | 1963–1979 |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Coached by | Tan Eng Yoon Yap Boon Chuan |
Retired | 1979 |
Canagasabai Kunalan (born 23 October 1942), known as C. Kunalan,[1] is a retired Singaporean sprinter, relay runner, former footballer and educator, widely regarded as one of Singapore's greatest ever athletes.[2][3] Named Sportsman of the Year in both 1968 and 1969,[4] his feat of 10.38 seconds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games 100 metres was a national record that stood for 33 years.[5][6][7]