Sammudi Balasubramaniam

Sammudi Balasubramaniam known as Bala, was an athlete from Tamil Nadu who specialises in long jump and triple jump.[1] He was the second Indian to secure a bronze medal in triple jump in Asian Games.He touched this landmark at the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi, India with a performance of 16.14 m in his last attempt.

Balasubraminam died in 2016 following injuries from a fall while on pilgrimage to Sabarimala.[1] He is survived by his wife and two sons — Vinod and Pradeep, both of who are athletics students with the Sports Authority of India.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Hindu : Sport : Sammudi Balasubramaniam dead". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
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