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Sajan Prakash (golden fish)
Personal information
Full nameSajan Prakash
Nationality India
Born (1993-09-14) September 14, 1993 (age 31)
Iduki, Kerala, India
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight154.324 lb (70.000 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
Sajan Prakash
Medal record
Representing  India
Swimming
National Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 India 100m Butterfly

Sajan Prakash (Template:Lang-ml) (born in Idukki, Kerala, India) is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming, butterfly and relay events at the 2015 National Olympics in Kerala. He created history on 8th February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals in Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala.[1][2] He was called as Indian Michael Phelps.

Career

National record holder in 200 Meter butterfly and 1500 Meter freestyle events.

35th India National Games, Kerala 2015

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  • 100 Meter Butterfly - Gold
  • 200 Meter Butterfly - Gold
  • 200 Meter Free Style - Silver
  • 400 Meter Free Style - Gold
  • 800 Meter Free Style - Gold
  • 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold
  • 4x100 Meter Relay Free Style - Gold
  • 4x100 Meter Relay Medley - Silver

68th India National Aquatic Championship, Kolkata 2014

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  • 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold

Commonwealth Games, 2014 Glasgow, Scotland

  • 100 Meter Butterfly - Fails to qualify for Semi Final

Asian Games 2014, Incheon, South Korea

Personal Life

Sajan Prakash who hails from Vazhathoppu, Idukki District of Kerala State is working with Indian Railways, Bangalore. His mother Shantymol is an ex Indian athlete and has represented country in several international events. He has completed his graduation in computer science and pursuing MCA from Annamalai University as open course.[5]

References

  1. ^ Amitabha Das Sharma (2014-11-13). "Sajan Prakash creates new national record". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. ^ "21-year-old Sajan Prakash sets new record at 5 swimming events, bags 5 medals at National Games:IBNLive Videos". Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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