Gagan Ullalmath

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Gagan Ullalmath
Personal information
Full nameAdaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 30)
Bangalore, India
Alma materJain University, Bengaluru
Height6.0
Sport
Country India
SportSwimming
ClubBsrc mathikere Bangalore
Coached byPradeep Kumar
Updated on 10 August 2012.

Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath (Kannada: ಗಗನ್ ಉಳ್ಳಾಲಮಠ, born 8 January 1992), popularly known as Gagan Ullalmath, is an Indian swimmer. He is the only swimmer to represent India in the 2012 London Olympics.[1][2] He finished 7th in heat 1 of 1500 m freestyle event with a time of 16:31:14 and was eventually knocked out at last position 31st.

Ullalmath was given a position to swim in the Olympics due to a universality quota, despite not reaching a qualifying standard.[3]

See also[]

  • Indian swimmers at London 2012

References[]

  1. ^ "Olympics a platform to do well in Asian Games: Gagan Ullalmath". The Indian Express. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ Olympics 2012 Profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Swimmer Gagan makes London cut thanks to Universality quota". Mid-Day. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


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