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Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol, popularly known as K. M. Beenamol (born 15 August 1975, from Kombidinjal, Idukki district, Kerala) is an Indian international athlete.
Professional athletics career
Beenamol and her brother K. M. Binu became the first Indian siblings to win medals in a major international competition.Template:Citation needed Binu won a silver medal in men's 800m race.Template:Citation needed
Olympics
It was during 2000 Summer Olympics, Beenamol was largely unknown, until she became the third Indian woman to reach an Olympic semi-final since P. T. Usha and Shiny Wilson, who achieved almost the same feat in 400m Hurdles in 800m respectively in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.Template:Citation needed
Asian games
She won the gold medal in women's 800m and the 4 × 400 m women's relay in the 2002 Asian Games held at Busan.[1][2][3]
Achievements
| 2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | Template:Gold medal | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.54 |
| Template:Silver medal | 400 m | 51.41 | |||
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | Template:Gold medal | 800 m | 2:04.17 |
| Template:Gold medal | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.84 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.89 NR |
Awards
Beenamol was conferred Arjuna Award in 2000 for her exemplary achievement in her athletic career.[4][5] She is also the joint winner of India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in the year 2002–2003 along with Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat.[6][7] In 2004, she was awarded the Padma Shri.[8]
Personal life
K. M. Beenamol is married to Vivek George, a pathologist, and has 2 children, Ashwin and Haile (named after Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie).Template:Cn
See also
References
- ↑ Kombodinjal basks in Beenamol, Binu's glory. Rediff(16 October 2002). Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ She's been at it. The Hindu(16 May 2002). Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ 'Star of the Year' award for Beenamol. The Hindu(19 November 2004). Retrieved 2010-01-28.
- ↑ Arjun Award - Sports. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ List of Arjuna Award Winners. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Government of India. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Arjuna Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awards given away. Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports(29 August 2003). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ Padma Awards directory (1954-2014). Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of India. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
External links
Template:Asian Games Champions Athletics 800 m Women Template:Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports Template:Padma Award winners of Kerala Template:Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees Template:Authority control