K. M. Binu

                    K. M. Binu

Personal information
Full name
Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu
Nationality
India
Born
December 20, 1980 (age 33)
Idukki, Kerala, India
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight
67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Running
Event(s)
400 metres , 800 metres
Club
Central Excise and Customs
Retired
No
Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu (born 20
December 1980) is an Indian track and field athlete
from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800
metres . He holds the current 400 metres national
record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics
on 20 August 2004. [2] He broke the 44-year-old
Olympics mark (by an Indian) held by Milkha
Singh who set an Indian National Record with a
timing of 45.73 s at the 1960 Rome Olympics. [3]
He and his elder sister K. M. Beenamol made
history when they became the first Indian siblings
to win medals in a major international competition.
They won medals at the Busan Asian Games
(2002). While Binu won the men's 800 metres
silver, his sister won the gold medal in the
women's event. [4] Binu received the Arjuna Award
for the year 2006 for his achievements in the
Indian athletics. [5]
Biography
Hailing from the Idukki district of Kerala, Binu was
born on 20 December 1980. Following the
footsteps of his sister Beenamol, he choose
athletics as his career. Binu was coached by Ury
from Ukraine who also coached Beenamol. [6]
References
1. ^ "Mathews Binu Biography and Statistics" .
Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved
2009-09-06.
2. ^ "Athens 2004: India’s Binu qualifies for
semis"
. The Indian Express . 2004-08-21. Retrieved
2009-09-06.
3. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (2004-08-21). "Milkha will
reward Binu" . The Times of India . Retrieved
2009-09-06.
4. ^ "KM Binu adds silver to kitty" . The Tribune .
2002-10-10. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
5. ^ "Arjuna award will motivate me: Binu" .
Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2007-08-12.
Retrieved 2009-09-06.
6. ^ "Distance stars on a heady high" . Chennai,
India: The Hindu. 2002-09-02. Retrieved
2009-09-06.
External links
K. M. Binu profile at IAAF