P. Bharathan Nair
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||
| Born | Changanassery, Kottayam, Kerala, India | |||||||||||
| Hometown | Changanassery | |||||||||||
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P. Bharathan Nair was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India national volleyball team. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games. As of 2021, He is the only Indian volleyball player to have participated in the World Championship and the Asian Games.[1]
He was born in Puzhavathu, Changanassery in Kottayam district of Kerala, India.[2] His son Praveen says he was a long jumper and swimmer when he was young.[3] He joined the Indian Railways and was posted to Mumbai.[4]
He died in 2007, at the age of 81.[3]