M Tamil Selvan
M Tamil Selvan is a former Indian weightlifter who won silver medals in the men's Bantamweight event at 1978 Commonwealth Games[1] and in the men's Featherweight event at 1982 Commonwealth Games.[2] He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1977-78 by the Government of India.[3][4]
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| Birth name | M Tamil Selvan | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1955 Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- Thyagarajan, S. (31 July 2014). "Sathuvachari — the home of weightlifters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "This rustic gym in Vellore has produced five Olympians". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "M Tamil Selvan" (PDF). Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Heavy lifters are at home in Sathuvachari". Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via Pressreader.
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