Gagan Ullalmath

Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath (Kannada: ಗಗನ್ ಉಳ್ಳಾಲಮಠ, born 8 January 1992), popularly known as Gagan Ullalmath, is an Indian swimmer. He is the only swimmer to represent India in the 2012 London Olympics.[1][2] He finished 7th in heat 1 of 1500 m freestyle event with a time of 16:31:14 and was eventually knocked out at last position 31st.

Gagan Ullalmath
Personal information
Full nameAdaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath
National team India
Born (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992
Bangalore, India
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubBSRC Mathikere, Bangalore
College teamJain University, Bangalore
CoachPradeep Kumar
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Dhaka400 m freestyle

Ullalmath was given a position to swim in the Olympics due to a universality quota, despite not reaching a qualifying standard.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Olympics a platform to do well in Asian Games: Gagan Ullalmath". The Indian Express. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Olympics 2012 Profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Swimmer Gagan makes London cut thanks to Universality quota". Mid-Day. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


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