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K K Premachandran

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Nationality
  
Indian

Events
  
Sprint

Died
  
April 16, 2001, Kochi

Name
  
K. Premachandran

Sport
  
Track and field


K. K. Premachandran was an Indian track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters event. He won a silver medal in the 400 meters event in the 1982 Asian Games and was hailed as the successor to Milkha Singh.

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Career

Premachandran won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1982 Asian games in New Delhi, having clocked 47.27 seconds in the final.

Death

Premachandran died on April 16, 2001, aged 46, following a massive heart attack in Kochi, Kerala.

References

K. K. Premachandran Wikipedia
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