M. Tamil Selvan
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| Full name | Muniswamy Tamil Selvan | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1955 Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
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Muniswamy Tamil Selvan (born 3 February 1955) is a former Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He won silver medals in the men's Bantamweight event at 1978 Commonwealth Games[2] and in the men's Featherweight event at 1982 Commonwealth Games.[3] He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1977-78 by the Government of India.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tamil Selwan Muniswamy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Thyagarajan, S. (31 July 2014). "Sathuvachari — the home of weightlifters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "This rustic gym in Vellore has produced five Olympians". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "M Tamil Selvan" (PDF). Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Heavy lifters are at home in Sathuvachari". Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via Pressreader.
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