THANGAVELU Mariyappan

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	High Jump - T42	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1.89
World Championships
3	High Jump - T63	2019	Dubai, UAE	1.80
Asian Para Games
3	Men's High Jump T42/63	2018	Jakarta, INA	1.67

Coach

Business Administration - AVS College of Arts And Science, India

English, Tamil

Satyanarayana [personal], IND

2015 for India (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

He got into athletics while he was at school in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

His physical education teacher encouraged him to take up the sport. (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 18 Aug 2020)

Indian actor Rajinikanth, who is from the same region in India as him [Tamil Nadu]. (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

His family. (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

"Try and try again, you will succeed in the end." (Athlete, 26 Apr 2016)

In 2020 he was presented with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour in India. (hindustantimes.com, 05 Sep 2020)

He was flag bearer for India at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (sportstar.thehindu.com, 02 Oct 2018)

In 2017 he was presented with the Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest national civilian honour. (paralympic.org, 03 Jul 2017)