2016 Summer Paralympics - Rio 2016
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men's High Jump | 09 September |
The following is the list of International Sports Persons from the Indian State of Tamil Nadu:
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men's High Jump | 09 September |
Achanta Sharath Kamal (born 12 July 1982) is a professional Table Tennis player from Tamil Nadu, India. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran is the highest ever ranked Indian in the world.
| Medal | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Table Tennis - Men's Singles | 2006 Commonwealth Games - Melbourne | 26 March |
| Gold | Table Tennis - Men's Team | 2006 Commonwealth Games - Melbourne | 27 March |
| Gold | Table Tennis - Men's Doubles | 2010 Commonwealth Games - Delhi | 13 October |
 Bronze | Table Tennis - Men's Team | 2010 Commonwealth Games - Delhi | 9 October |
| Bronze [1] | Table Tennis - Men's Team | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 9 April |
 Silver [2] | Table Tennis - Men's Doubles | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 14 April |
| Bronze [3] | Table Tennis - Men's Singles | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 15 April |
| Bronze [4] | Table Tennis - Mixed Doubles | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 15 April |
All grand slam and highest singles ranking by an Indian are achieved by the players from Tamil Nadu. Ramanathan Krishnan reached semi finals of grand slam twice. His son Ramesh Krishnan reached grand slam quarters thrice and have beaten then World No 1 player Matts Wilander in the Australian open. Vijay Amritraj have reached quarter finals of grand slams fours times and have won 18 ATP singles career titles. Mahesh Bhupathi have won 12 grand slams titles for doubles and mixed doubles.
He captained the Indian team, which won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vasudevan Baskaran | Field hockey | Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics | 29 July 1980 |
| Medal | Player Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold [5] | Dipika Pallikal & Joshna Chinappa | Squash - Women's Doubles | 2014 Commonwealth Games - Glasgow | 02 August |
| Silver [6] | Dipika Pallikal & Joshna Chinappa | Squash - Women's Doubles | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 15 April |
| Silver [7] | Dipika Pallikal & Saurav Ghosal(West Bengal) | Squash - Mixed Doubles | 2018 Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast | 14 April |
Commonwealth Games [8]
| Year | Venue | Event | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gold Coast | 77Kg | 317 | Gold |
| 2014 | Glasgow | 77Kg | 328 | Gold |
Commonwealth Championships [8]
| Year | Venue | Event | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gold Coast | 77Kg | 320 | Gold |
| 2015 | Glasgow | 77Kg | 325 | Gold |
| 2012 | Tasmania | 77Kg | 297 | Gold |
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