Cyril C. Valloor

Cyril C. Valloor is a former Indian volleyball player from Kerala.[1] He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986 Seoul Asian Games where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal.[2] In the 1980s Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when Jimmy George and Cyril Valloor played for the country.[3]

In 1986, he was conferred the Arjuna Award for his contribution to the Indian volleyball.[4][5] Cyril is an alumnus of Calicut University.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sports Kerala". National Games Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram. http://www.35thnationalgames.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=89&limitstart=2. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Indian Medal Winners in Asian Games". Indian Olympic Association. http://www.qbtpl.net/ioa/new/medal_asian.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Short Corner -- Chandigarh". The Indian Express. 9 December 1998. http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19981209/34351534.html. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  5. ^ "Star players of yesteryear remember a volleyball legend". The Hindu. 1 December 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/01/stories/2009120150340200.htm. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Department of Physical Education". University of Calicut. http://www.universityofcalicut.info/dpe/start.htm. Retrieved 25 January 2010.