Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu (born 20 December 1980) is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

and 800 metres. He held the current

national record of 45.48 s set at the

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

on 20 August 2004 which was later broken by Mohammad Anas 45.32 sec in Commonwealth games , Gold coast 2018 sec. He broke the 44-year-old Olympics mark (by an Indian) held by

Milkha Singh Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 18 June 2021), also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the A ...

who set an Indian National Record with a timing of 45.73 s at the

1960 Rome Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. He and his elder sister

K. M. Beenamol Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol, popularly known as K. M. Beenamol (born 15 August 1975), from Kombidinjal, Idukki district, Kerala is an international athlete from India. Professional athletics career Beenamol and her brother K. M. Binu beca ...

made history when they became the first Indian siblings to win medals in a major international competition. They won medals at the

Busan Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

(2002). While Binu won the men's 800 metres silver, his sister won the gold medal in the women's event. Binu received the Arjuna Award for the year 2006 for his achievements in the Indian athletics.

Biography

Hailing from the Idukki district of Kerala, Binu was born on 20 December 1980. Following the footsteps of his sister K. M. Beenamol, Beenamol, he choose athletics as his career. Binu was coached by Yuri from Ukraine who also coached Beenamol.

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* Malayali people Athletes from Kerala Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian male sprinters 1980 births Living people Indian male middle-distance runners People from Idukki district Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games {{Kerala-stub