Date of Birth | 19-May-1947 | |
Place of Birth |
Kollam district (Kerala) |
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Nationality | India | |
Profession | Athlete | |
Thadathuvila Chandapillai Yohannan, better known as T. C. Yohannan, is a former Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He hails from the state of Kerala. Yohannan will be known for the new dimension he gave to long jump in India in 1974, the occasion was the Teheran Asian Games of 1974. Yohannan cleared a distance of 8.07 metres at the Teheran Asian Games for a new Asian record. |
Awards by T. C. Yohannan |
Check all the awards nominated and won by T. C. Yohannan. |