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{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Krishnamurthy Perumal
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1943|9|26}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[field hockey]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]] | [[Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team competition]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]] | [[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team competition]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Hockey World Cup]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1971 Men's Hockey World Cup|1971 Barcelona]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]] | [[Field hockey at the 1970 Asian Games|Team competition]] }}
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'''Krishnamurthy Perumal''' (born 26 September 1943) is a two-time [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medalist in field hockey and [[List of Tamils conferred Arjuna Award|Arjuna Award]] winning sportsman for [[India]]. He hails from the city of [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. En route to the Indian national hockey team, he played for teams such as the ICF (Integrated Coach Factory), Tamil Nadu and Indian Airlines. He has served Indian and Tamil Nadu hockey with distinction in various roles – as a player, manager and coach. He served as the President of Tamil Nadu Hockey Association. For his dedication and excellence in his sport, he was honored with what was then, India's highest accolade for a sportsman – the [[List of Tamils conferred Arjuna Award|Arjuna Award]] – in 1971.

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm#Hockey#Hockey 1971 Arjuna Award – Ministry of Youth and Sports – India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070705111608/http://www.sportsinfotn.com/start.asp?vdomain=4&vpage=sportsbody2.htm Sports Development Authority of Tamilnadu]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/gorders/ywsd/ywsd-e-33-2003.htm Government of Tamilnadu – Reference to Mr P. Krishnamurthy as Olympian and Arjuna Award Winner]

{{Olympic medalists for India}}
{{India FH Squad 1968 Summer Olympics}}
{{India FH Squad 1971 World Cup}}
{{India FH Squad 1972 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1943 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Chennei]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Tamil sportspeople]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1970 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey]]


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