Tilakam Gopal Explained

Gopal Tilakam
Birth Date:20 August 1941
Birth Place:Hyderabad, India
Death Place:Hyderabad, India
Spouse:Smt. Devaki Tilakam

T. Gopal (Gopal Tilakam) (born 20 August 1941 - 18 December 2012) was a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games.[1]

Overview

In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Gopal represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team:

YearPlace of tournamentRank
1967NagapurWinners
1968MadrasWinners
1969JaipurRunners-up
1970AhemabadWinners

At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:

YearRank
1967Winners
1968Winners
1969Winners *
1970Winners *

At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results:

YearRank
1960Winners
1961Winners
1962Runners-up
1963Winners
1964Runners-up
1965Runners-up
1965Runners-up
1966Runners-up
1967Runners-up
1968Runners-up
1969Runners-up
1970Third place

At the National Volleyball Championship, he represented Andhra Pradesh:

YearPlace of tournamentRank
1958–59JamshedpurSelected to play
1960–61MadrasSelected to play
1970–71DelhiSelected to play
1971–72JabalpurSelected to play
1972–73AllahabadReached semi-final
1973–74GwaliorReached semi-final
1974–751.) Madras2.) Bangalore 1.)South Zone Championships2.)Winners of Nationals
1975–76 and 1976–77HyderabadSouth Zone Winners
1977–78Calcutta Zonal Winners
1978–79TrivandrumRunners-up
1979–80UdaipurSelected to play
1980–81GauhatiSelected to play

International matches

Gopal competed in the following international competitions:

Post-playing career

After his playing career ended, Gopal did the following:

Awards

Death

Gopal died in Hyderabad on 18 December 2012, at the age of 71[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1970 . Link . United India Periodicals . 13 . 2 . 35 . 0459-469X .
  2. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/tilakam-gopal-former-india-volleyball-captain-passes-away/article4213215.ece