Cheruvari Kottieth "C. K." Lakshmanan (5 April 1898 – 3 October 1970) was an Indian sportsman and activist. He representedBritish India in the1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris.[1] He participated in thehurdles event but did not win a medal.[2]
Part of the eight-member Indian contingent that represented the country at the 1924 Olympics, Lakshmanan was the firstMalayali to participate in an Olympic event. In the same year, he won gold in the 120-yard hurdles at the first National Athletic Meet in Delhi in 1924.[3] He also playedcricket at thefirst-class level between 1925–26 and 1930–31.[4][5]
Lakshmanan later served in theIndian Army as amajor general and subsequently as the director-general of theIndian Red Cross Society. He died on 3 October 1970 in New Delhi.[6]
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