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About Mariyappan Thangavelu
- Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995) is an Indian Paralympic high jumper.
- He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals.
- He is India's first Paralympian gold medalist since 2004. On 25 January 2017, Government of India announced "Padma Shri" award for his contribution towards sports and in the same year he was also awarded Arjuna Award.
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