Cyril C. Valloor

Cyril Chakkunny Valloor
Born (1961-12-01) December 1, 1961 (age 62)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
SpouseAlice Cyril Valloor
ChildrenRicyla Cyril Valloor
Ricky Cyril Valloor
Parent(s)Capt. V. J. Chakkunny (Father)
K. K. Mary (Mother)
AwardsG. V. Raja Award (1981)[1]
Arjuna Award (1988)[2][3]
Intelligence Bureau Award (1988)
Jimmy George Award (1991)
Volleyball career
National team
India

Cyril Chakkunny Valloor is a former India men's national volleyball team player from Kerala. He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986 Seoul Asian Games where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal.[4][5] This was arguably one of the best volleyball team sent by India to an Asian games.[6] In the 1980s, Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when Jimmy George and Cyril Valloor played for the country.[7]

In 1986, he was conferred the Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian volleyball.[2][8] Cyril is an alumnus of Calicut University.[9]

  1. ^ "G. V. Raja Award Winners". Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Arjuna Awardees from Kerala". Kerala Sports Council. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Indian Medal Winners in Asian Games". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. ^ "The prized bronze in Seoul".
  6. ^ "The finest Indian volleyball team". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Short Corner -- Chandigarh". The Indian Express. 9 December 1998. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Star players of yesteryear remember a volleyball legend". The Hindu. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Department of Physical Education". University of Calicut. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2010.