Selva Prabhu

Selva Prabhu Thirumaran (born 28 December 2004) is an Indian triple jumper. He won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 2022 World U20 Championships, and the bronze medal in the men's triple jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Biography Selva Prabhu Thirumaran hails from Madurai in Tamil Nadu. He trained under Yoandri Betanzos at the Inspire Institute of Sports in Ballari. He won gold medals at the 2022 Khelo India Youth Games and the U20 Federation Cup, and silver medals at the Inter-University Championships and the Khelo India University Games.

In the men's triple jump at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Selva Prabhu won the silver medal with a personal best jump of . He registered a new personal best and set an Indian junior national record of at the Venizelia-Chania International Meet in Greece in 2023, which moved him into the top-ten on the Indian all-time list. Later that year, he became the first Indian to be named Asian Under-20 Male Athlete of the Year by Asian Athletics Association (AAA). On 12 June, he registered his outdoor season's best of to win the triple jump title at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. On 1 August 2026, he won the bronze medal in the men's triple jump event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with a best jump of .