K. K. Premachandran

K. K. Premachandran
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born Palghat
Died 16 April 2001(2001-04-16)
Kochi, Kerala, India
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Sprints

K. K. Premachandran was an Indian track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters event. He won a silver medal in the 400 meters event in the 1982 Asian Games and was hailed as the successor to Milkha Singh.[1]

Career

Premachandran won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1982 Asian games in New Delhi, having clocked 47.27 seconds in the final.[2]

Death

Premachandran died on April 16, 2001, aged 46, following a massive heart attack in Kochi, Kerala.[3]

References

  1. "Premachandran passes away". The Hindu. 17 April 2001. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. "Asian Games medallists". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. "Signposts". India Today. 30 April 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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