K. M. Beenamol

K. M. Beenamol

Personal information
Native name	കാളയത്തുംകോഴി മ്യാത്യൂസ് ബീനമോള്
Full name	Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol
National team	India
Ethnicity	Malayali
Citizenship	Indian
Born	August 15, 1975 Kombidinjal, Idukki district, Kerala
Years active	1990–2004
Employer	Indian Railways
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Spouse(s)	Dr. Vivek George
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprint (400 m) Middle-distance (800 m) Relay (4 × 400 m)
Coached by	Raju Paul
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 51.21 (Kiev, 2000)[2] 800 m: 2:02.01 (New Delhi, 2002)[2] 4 × 400 m relay: 3:26.89 (Athens, 2004) NR
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  India Asian Athletics Championships 2000 Jakarta 4 × 400 m relay 2000 Jakarta 400 m Asian Games 2002 Busan 800 m 2002 Busan 4 × 400 m relay

Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol, popularly known as K. M. Beenamol (born 15 August 1975), from Kombidinjal, Idukki district, Kerala is an international athlete from India.

Professional athletics career

Beenamol also made history with her brother K. M. Binu, when they became the first Indian siblings to win medals in a major international competition. Binu won a silver medal in men's 800m race.

Olympics

It was during 2000 Summer Olympics, beenamol was largely unknown, until she became the third Indian woman to reach an Olympic semi-final since P. T. Usha and Shiny Wilson, who achieved almost the same feat in 400m Hurdles in 800m respectively in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Asian games

She won the gold medal in women's 800m and the 4 × 400 m women's relay in the 2002 Asian Games held at Busan.^[3][4][5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	Gold	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.54
			Silver	400 m	51.41
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	Gold	800 m	2:04.17
			Gold	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.84
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.89 NR

Awards

Beenamol was conferred Arjuna Award in 2000 for her exemplary achievement in her athletic career.^[6][7] She is also the joint winner of India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in the year 2002–2003 along with Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat.^[8][9] In 2004, she was awarded the Padma Shri.^[10]

Personal life

K. M. Beenamol is married to Dr. Vivek George, a Pathologist and has 2 children Ashwin and Haile (named after Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie)

See also

• List of Kerala Olympians

References

1. "K. M. Beenamol". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
2. "K. Mathews Beenamol IAAF Profile". IAAF. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
3. "Kombodinjal basks in Beenamol, Binu's glory". Rediff. 16 October 2002. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
4. Sen Gupta, Abhijit (16 May 2002). "She's been at it". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
5. "`Star of the Year' award for Beenamol". The Hindu. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
6. "Arjun Award - Sports". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
7. "List of Arjuna Award Winners". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
8. "Arjuna Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awards given away". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 29 August 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
9. "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
10. "Padma Awards directory (1954-2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Government of India. p. 136. Retrieved 20 November 2016.