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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
Born | Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India | |||||||||||
Hometown | Changanassery | |||||||||||
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P. Bharathan Nair was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India national volleyball team. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games. As of 2021, He is the only Indian volleyball player to have participated in the World Championship and the Asian Games. [1]
He was born in Puzhavathu, Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. [2] His son Praveen says he was a long jumper and swimmer when he was young. [3] He joined the Indian Railways and was posted to Mumbai. [4]
He died in 2007, at the age of 81.[ citation needed]
Bharathan Nair made his senior national debut in 1955. [3] He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games and he also played in the 1956 World Volleyball Championship in Paris. [3] He captained the Indian volleyball team at the 1963 Pre-Olympic qualifiers in New Delhi. [3] Bharathan captained the Services team when it won the national title in Allahabad in 1956. [3]
In 2020, the Changanassery Municipal Council passed a resolution to name a road in Bharathan Nair's birthplace after him. [2]
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P. Bharathan Nair | ||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
Born | Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India | |||||||||||
Hometown | Changanassery | |||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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P. Bharathan Nair was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India national volleyball team. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games. As of 2021, He is the only Indian volleyball player to have participated in the World Championship and the Asian Games. [1]
He was born in Puzhavathu, Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. [2] His son Praveen says he was a long jumper and swimmer when he was young. [3] He joined the Indian Railways and was posted to Mumbai. [4]
He died in 2007, at the age of 81.[ citation needed]
Bharathan Nair made his senior national debut in 1955. [3] He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games and he also played in the 1956 World Volleyball Championship in Paris. [3] He captained the Indian volleyball team at the 1963 Pre-Olympic qualifiers in New Delhi. [3] Bharathan captained the Services team when it won the national title in Allahabad in 1956. [3]
In 2020, the Changanassery Municipal Council passed a resolution to name a road in Bharathan Nair's birthplace after him. [2]
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