T. C. Yohannan

Thadathuvila Chandapillai Yohannan (born 19 May 1947), is a former Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He hails from the state of Kerala. Yohannan will be known for the new dimension he gave to long jump in India in 1974, the occasion was the Tehran Asian Games of 1974. Yohannan cleared a distance of 8.07 metres at the Tehran Asian Games for a new Asian record.

Early life Yohannan was born as the youngest of six children of Chandapillai and Saramma, Former Indian cricketer Tinu Yohannan is his son. Selected to represent India in an international in Singapore, he won gold medals in both the long and triple jump. In 1972 he added the national triple jump title to his bag. His 7.78 metre jump created a new national record in 1973. He won the gold in Tehran Asian Games with an Asian record of 8.07 m, and became the first Asian to jump over 8 metres in the continental event. This was also an Indian national record, which remained unchallenged for 30 years. He has also been honoured by the Bombay and Chennai Sports Journalists Association, Lions Club, Sportsweek and the Tata Sports Club of Bombay.

He is the father of former Indian cricketer Tinu Yohannan and son Tisvy Yohannan.