Thonakal Gopi
Gopi in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 metres Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | Asian Marathon Championship Gold Medal 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | Marathon: 2:12:23 (Valencia 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thonakal Gopi aka Thanackal Gopi (born 24 May 1988) is an Indian athlete who has qualified to represent India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the marathon event. He is also in the Indian Army. He is the first and so far the only Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Asian Marathon Championship.