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 Gopi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1988 Wayanad, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ "Thanackal Gopi". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian Marathoners – Bharat at Rio '16 – Track and Field Sports News". Retrieved 29 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marar, Nandakumar (17 January 2016). "Gopi hits marathon jackpot in first attempt". sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Indian Marathoners – Bharat at Rio '16 – Track and Field Sports News". trackfield.in. Retrieved 29 July 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gopi, Thanackal. "IAAF Profile". Retrieved 29 July 2016.