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Thonakal Gopi
Gopi in 2016
Personal information
Nationality
Indian
Born
(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 35) 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: 2:15:25 (Rio de Janeiro 2016) Marathon: 2:15:51 Asian Marathon Championship
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing India
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneswar
10,000 m
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati/Shillong
10000m
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.
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^"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.
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ThonakalGopi aka Thanackal Gopi (born 24 May 1988) is an Indian athlete who has qualified to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon...
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