Prem Kumar Selvam
Malaysian karateka (born 1994)
- 55 kg
- 60 kg
Medal record
| Men's karate | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Malaysia | ||
| Asian Games | ||
 | 2018 Jakarta | Kumite 60 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2018 Amman | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2019 Tashkent | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2022 Tashkent | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2023 Malacca | Kumite 55 kg |
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
 | 2019 Philippines | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2023 Phnom Penh | Kumite 55 kg |
 | 2023 Phnom Penh | Team kumite |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | Team kumite |
| 2021 Hanoi | Kumite 60 kg |
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 four-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]
He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6]
In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the SEA Games held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2023 Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[7]
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 | |
| 2022 | Southeast Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 3rd | Kumite 60 kg |
| Asian Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 3rd | Kumite 55 kg | |
| 2023 | Southeast Asian Games | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 1st | Kumite 55 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Malacca, Malaysia | 3rd | 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.
- ^ Houston, Michael (19 December 2022). "Bronze medals awarded on second day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
- Prem Kumar Selvam at KarateRec.com
