Mariyappan Thangavelu, an Indian Paralympic high jumper. In March 2016, He qualified for Rio with a jump of 1.78m while the qualification mark was 1.60m. His performance showed that an Olympic medal was not far from his reach. He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men’s high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals. Mariyappan got awarded with the “Padma Shri” and “Arjuna Award” by the Government of India for his contribution towards sports and in the year 2017. He was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 2020 by the Government of India. He was born on 28 June 1995 in Periavadagampatti, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India.
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