Prem Kumar Selvam
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sport | Karate |
Medal record | |
Prem Kumar Selvam (born 10 January 1994)[1] is a Malaysian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[2] Two years earlier, he won bronze in this event.[3] He is also a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.
Career[]
In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event.[4]
In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
Achievements[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg |
| Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
References[]
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Karate Medalists". 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
External links[]
- Prem Kumar Selvam at KarateRec.com
- Living people
- 1994 births
- Malaysian male karateka
- Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in karate
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in karate
- Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- Malaysian sportspeople stubs
- Asian karate biography stubs