Cyril Chakkunny Valloor is a former

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player from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. He represented the country in several competitions, including the 1986 Seoul Asian Games where he captained the Indian team that won the bronze medal. This was arguably one of the best volleyball team sent by India to an

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. In the 1980s, Indian volleyball was a force to reckon with when

Jimmy George Jimmy George (8 March 1955 – 30 November 1987) was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the Indian national volleyball team. Often dubbed the God of Indian volleyball, he is considered as one of the greatest volleyball players of all ti ...

and Cyril Valloor played for the country. In 1986, he was conferred the

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for his contribution to the Indian volleyball. Cyril is an alumnus of

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Indian men's volleyball players Living people Recipients of the Arjuna Award Volleyball players from Kerala Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games volleyball players for India 1961 births Asian Games bronze medalists in volleyball {{India-volleyball-bio-stub