Cyril Chakkunny Valloor is a former

India men's national volleyball team The India men's national volleyball team represents India in international volleyball competitions. It is managed by the Volleyball Federation of India and is currently sponsored by Sahara India Pariwar and Asics. The Indian volleyball team ha ...

player from Kerala. He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986

Seoul Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad ( ko, 제10 ...

where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal. This was arguably one of the best volleyball team sent by India to an

Asian games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

. In the 1980s, Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when Jimmy George and Cyril Valloor played for the country. In 1986, he was conferred the

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

for his contribution to the Indian volleyball. Cyril is an alumnus of Calicut University.

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Indian men's volleyball players Living people Recipients of the Arjuna Award Volleyball players from Kerala Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India 1961 births {{India-volleyball-bio-stub