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{{short description|Indian track athlete (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image = Ayyasamy Dharun Rio 2016.jpg
| caption = Dharun at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|12|31}}
| birth_place = [[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| height = 1.77 m<ref>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ayyasamy-dharun Ayyasamy Dharun] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806072111/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ayyasamy-dharun |date=2016-08-06 }}. rio2016.com</ref>
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[400 m]], [[400 m hurdles]]
| pb = ''[[400 m]]'': 46.30 (2016)<br>''[[400 m hurdles]]'': 48.80 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Indian}}''' (2019)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]]
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]|[[Athletics at the 2016 South Asian Games#Men|400 m hurdles]]}}
}}

'''Dharun Ayyasamy''' (born 31 December 1996) is an Indian [[Track and field|track]] athlete who specializes in [[400 metres|400 m]] and [[400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]] events. He is the first and only Indian to run below 49sec (48.80sec) in 400 m hurdles. Dharun represented India in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|men's 4×400 m relay]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]].

==Early life==
Dharun was born on 31 December 1996 in Ravuthampalayam village in [[Tiruppur district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |date=23 July 2016 |title=Exporters' assn gives 1 lakh to Olympian |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Exporters-assn-gives-1-lakh-to-Olympian/articleshow/53349563.cms |accessdate=4 August 2016 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> When he was in fourth grade, his father died of [[tuberculosis]]. Dharun's mother was a school teacher while his sister Sathya played [[volleyball]] for Tamil Nadu.<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite news|title=Ayyasamy Dharun Profile: 4x400m Relay|url=http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/ayyasamy-dharun-profile-india-400m-relay-medal-records-2947842/|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=1 August 2016}}</ref>

Dharun completed his schooling at ''The Century Foundation School'' in Tiruppur. He represented Tamil Nadu at [[kho kho]] before switching to athletics in tenth grade.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|last1=RSI|first1=Prasad|title=From Tamil Nadu bylanes to Rio track|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indiario/athletics/From-Tamil-Nadu-bylanes-to-Rio-track/articleshow/53203475.cms|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=The Times of India|date=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Swaminathan|first1=Swaroop|title=Run that has changed quarter-miler Dharun's world|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Run-that-has-changed-quarter-miler-Dharun%E2%80%99s-world/2016/07/12/article3524687.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719091742/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Run-that-has-changed-quarter-miler-Dharun%E2%80%99s-world/2016/07/12/article3524687.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2016|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=12 July 2016}}</ref> He did his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree at ''Alva's College of Arts'' in [[Moodabidri]], Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=R Vimal |date=23 July 2016 |title=Youth from Avinashi qualifies for Olympics |url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20160723/282531542758299 |accessdate=4 August 2016 |work=The Hindu |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>

==Career==
Dharun won the 400 metres hurdles gold medal at the [[2016 South Asian Games]] with a time of 50.54 seconds, finishing 0.03 seconds ahead of fellow Indian Jithin Paul whom he overtook at the last hurdle.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Asian Games: India Win 11 Out of 12 Medals in Athletics|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/255399-south-asian-games-india-win-11-out-of-12-medals-in-athletics|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=NDTV|date=11 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825204039/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/255399-south-asian-games-india-win-11-out-of-12-medals-in-athletics|archive-date=25 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In July 2016, Dharun was part of the relay team that broke the national 4 × 400 m relay record at [[Bengaluru]] and qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympics]]. The quartet of Dharun, [[Mohammad Anas]], [[Kunhu Muhammed]] and [[Arokia Rajiv]] clocked 3:00:91, rewriting the national record of 3:02.17 set by themselves four weeks earlier in Turkey. The performance helped the relay team jump to 13th place in the world rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's 4x400m relay teams qualify for Rio Olympics|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/impressive-indias-mens-4x400m-relay-team-qualify-for-rio-olympics/20160710.htm|accessdate=2 August 2016|work=Rediff|date=10 July 2016}}</ref> It was the third time a men's relay team from India qualified for the Olympics, after 1964 and 2000.

In August 2018, Dharun won the 400 m hurdles silver medal at the [[2018 Asian Games|Asian Games]] with a timing of 48.96 seconds setting a new national record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/asian-games-2018-dharun-ayyasamy-wins-silver-medal-in-men-s-400m-hurdles-sets-new-national-record|title=Asian Games 2018: Dharun Ayyasamy wins Silver medal in Men's 400m Hurdles, sets new National Record}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/asian-games-2018-day-9-live-dharun-ayyasamy-wins-silver-medal-in-400m-hurdles-2655280|title=Asian Games 2018 Day 9, LIVE: Dharun Ayyasamy wins silver medal in 400m hurdles {{!}} Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|date=2018-08-27|work=dna|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

At the 2019 Federation Cup, Dharun broke his own national record for the third time in 400 m hurdles by clocking 48.80 seconds.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ayyasamy Dharun}}
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* {{SR/Olympics profile|dh/ayyasamy-dharun-1}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ayyasamy-dharun |title=Ayyasamy Dharun at Rio2016.com |access-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806072111/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/ayyasamy-dharun |archive-date=6 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |df=dmy-all }}

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