01-Jan-1900
Gender : Male
Father : Dinabandhu Gantayat
Mother : (Pratima Gantayat
Address : Nabarangpur, Koraput, Odisha, India.
Present Address : Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
Education :
Occupation : Worked at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) from 1971 to 2009 and retired as Manager (Sports).
Home Club :
Coaching From : Nanda Krushna Das
Team Represented :
Major Achievements : * 110m hurdles Bronze medal at the Open National Athletics Championship, Jamshedpur, 1981. * 110m hurdles Silver medal at the Inter-State Athletics Championship, Bangalore, 1980. * 110m hurdles Silver medal at the Open National Athletics Championship, Jullundher, 1979. * Won the 100m hurdles Gold medal at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Quilon, Kerala, 1978. He was also declared National champion in men’s category. Became 2nd male athlete from Odisha to win National Gold medal in athletics after 28 years. * Won 3 Gold medals and was declared National Champion in U-19 Boys Group at the National Games in Cuttack, 1970. Won the 3 gold in 100m sprint, 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay. * His State Record in 110m hurdles lasted around 45 years.
Description : * 110m hurdles Bronze medal at the Open National Athletics Championship, Jamshedpur, 1981.
* 110m hurdles Silver medal at the Inter-State Athletics Championship, Bangalore, 1980.
* 110m hurdles Silver medal at the Open National Athletics Championship, Jullundher, 1979.
* Won the 100m hurdles Gold medal at the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Quilon, Kerala, 1978. He was also declared National champion in men’s category. Became 2nd male athlete from Odisha to win National Gold medal in athletics after 28 years.
* Won 3 Gold medals and was declared National Champion in U-19 Boys Group at the National Games in Cuttack, 1970. Won the 3 gold in 100m sprint, 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay.
* His State Record in 110m hurdles lasted around 45 years.
GALLERY
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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA
- Represented India as hurdles and relay coach at the SAF Games, Chennai, 1996.
* Imparted coaching at Senior and Junior National Camps more than 10 times till 1996.
* Groomed many national and international athletes, including Olympians Rachita Panda (now Mistry) and Anuradha Biswal.
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- * Started sports career from Berhampur, where his father worked as Excise Inspector.
* Won the 110m hurdles gold medal in National Games only four months after taking up the event as per the advice of his coach.
* Only sportsperson from Odisha to win National medal in three sports disciplines.
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- Bagged the OSJA Lifetime Achievement Award for the Year 2019 and a cheque of Rs 25.000 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on 21 March, 2021.
* Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conferred him with the Biju Patnaik Award for Life-Time Achievement in Promotion of Sports & Games in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2017. He received the award along with a cheque of Rs 3 lakh for the year 2016.
* Received the Biju Patnaik Outsanding Coach Award in 2004.
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