 Mariyappan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mariyappan Thangavelu |
| Born | 28 June 1995 Periavadagampatti, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High Jump: T42 &T63 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | 2016 Summer Paralympics: High Jump (T42) – Gold & 2020 Summer Paralympics: High Jump (T63) – Silver |
Medal record | |
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Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995)[1] is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. He is a triple Paralympics medalist having won the gold medal at 2016 Rio, the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo and the bronze medal at 2024 Paris.[2] He has also been a double medalist at the World Championships with one gold and one bronze. Additionally, he is an Asian Para Games silver medalist.
On 25 January 2017, the Government of India conferred him with the Padma Shri award for his contribution towards sports[3] and in the same year, he was also awarded the Arjuna Award.[4] He was awarded with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020.
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- ^ Stalin, J. Sam Daniel (10 September 2016). "Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu's Golden Leap From Poverty". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "PadmaAwards-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
- ^ "National Sports Awards: Centre unveils list, cricket sensation Harmanpreet Kaur to receive Arjuna Award". Financial Express. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2017.