Cyril C. Valloor Explained

Cyril Chakkunny Valloor
Birth Date:1 December 1961
Height:6 ft 3 in
Spouse:Alice Cyril Valloor
Children:Ricyla Cyril Valloor
Ricky Cyril Valloor
Parents:Capt. V. J. Chakkunny (Father)
K. K. Mary (Mother)
Awards:G. V. Raja Award (1981)[1]
Arjuna Award (1988)[2] [3]
Intelligence Bureau Award (1988)
Jimmy George Award (1991)
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Cyril Chakkunny Valloor is a former India men's national volleyball team player from Kerala. He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986 Seoul Asian Games where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal.[4] [5] This was arguably one of the best volleyball team sent by India to an Asian games.[6] In the 1980s, Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when Jimmy George and Cyril Valloor played for the country.[7]

In 1986, he was conferred the Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian volleyball.[8] Cyril is an alumnus of Calicut University.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: G. V. Raja Award Winners. 6 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Arjuna Awardees. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 17 January 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm . 25 December 2007.
  3. Web site: Arjuna Awardees from Kerala. Kerala Sports Council. 6 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Indian Medal Winners in Asian Games. Indian Olympic Association. 17 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722064659/http://www.qbtpl.net/ioa/new/medal_asian.htm. 22 July 2011.
  5. News: The prized bronze in Seoul.
  6. Web site: The finest Indian volleyball team. 7 April 2022.
  7. News: Short Corner -- Chandigarh. 9 December 1998. The Indian Express. 17 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003052148/http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19981209/34351534.html. 3 October 2012. dead.
  8. News: Star players of yesteryear remember a volleyball legend. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001000706/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/01/stories/2009120150340200.htm. dead. 1 October 2011. 1 December 2009. The Hindu. 17 January 2010.
  9. Web site: Department of Physical Education . . 25 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129231236/http://universityofcalicut.info/dpe/start.htm . 29 January 2009 .