K. T. Irfan

Naib subedar Irfan Kolothum Thodi (born 8 February 1990) is an Indian athlete and Indian Army junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) from Malappuram, Kerala.[1]

Irfan Kolothum Thodi
Personal information
Full nameIrfan Kolothum Thodi
NationalityIndian
Born (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990
Malappuram, Kerala, India
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Naib Subedar
Sport
CountryIndia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10 km: 40:10
(London 2012)
20 km: 1:20:21 NR
(London 2012)

Irfan[2] had competed in the Federation Cup at Patiala, clocking a personal best of 1:2:09 in 2012. At the London 2012 Olympics, he set the Indian national record in the 20 km walk with a timing of 1:20:21 and ranked 10th. This was also the first time, since Zora Singh's 8th position finish in Roma 1960, that any of the Indian track and field athletes had finished in the top 10 at the Olympics. He did not participate in the 2016 Rio Olympics though he had qualified, owing to a stress fracture.In Tokyo Olympics 2020, he finished a disappointing 51st with a timing of 1:34:41.

In March 2013, Irfan finished 5th in the IAAF World 20 km Race Walking Challenge event held at Taicang, China.

KT Irfan qualified for Tokyo Olympics in the race walking event of athletics after finishing fourth in the 20 km event at the Asian Race Walking Championships[3] in Nomi, Japan. KT Irfan was the first Indian from athletics to book a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.[4] He finished 51st in the event.

Achievements

References

  1. "Irfan qualifies for Olympics in 20km walk.He completed the walk by touching the finish line at 10th position". dailysports.co. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. "Irfan Thodi". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. "K T Irfan wins bronze in Asian 20km Race Walk Championships". India Today. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Race walker KT Irfan first Indian from athletics to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". India Today. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. Irfan, KT. "KT Irfan, World Athletics Championships, Moscow". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.


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