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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wayanad, Kerala, India | 24 May 1988||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 metres Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | Asian Marathon Championship Gold Medal 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | Marathon: 2:13:39 (Seoul 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thonakal Gopi aka Thanackal Gopi (born 24 May 1988)[1] is an Indian athlete who has qualified to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics[2] in the marathon event. He is also in the Indian Army.[3][4][5] He is the first and so far the only Indian athlete to win gold medal in Asian Marathon Championship.