Cyril C. Valloor

Cyril C. Valloor is a former India men's national volleyball team player from Kerala.[1] He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986 Seoul Asian Games where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal.[2] [3] In the 1980s Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when Jimmy George and Cyril Valloor played for the country.[4]

In 1986, he was conferred the Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian volleyball.[5][6] Cyril is an alumnus of Calicut University.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Kerala". National Games Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "Indian Medal Winners in Asian Games". Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "The prized bronze in Seoul".
  4. ↑ "Short Corner -- Chandigarh". The Indian Express. 9 December 1998. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Star players of yesteryear remember a volleyball legend". The Hindu. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Department of Physical Education". University of Calicut. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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