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Volleyball

A. Palanisamy

A. Palanisamy (died 12 November 2007) was a volleyball player from Tamil Nadu, India. He represented the country in the Asian Games in early 60's. He hailed from Kallampatti near Melur, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

A. Ramana Rao

Arikapudi Ramana Rao (born 1 July 1945) is a former Indian volleyball player. He was born in Chamallamudi village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He is a recipient of both the Arjuna Award for the year 1977–1978 and Dronacharya Award for the year 1990–1991.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball · Telangana

Abdul Basith

Abdul Basith Siddiqui was a captain of the India men's national volleyball team. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the 1986 Seoul Asian games, beating Japan. He also represented India in Asian games of 1978 and 1982.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Abitha Anilkumar

Abitha Anilkumar (born 21 December 1997) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a middle blocker, and for Kerala in the domestic tournaments. In June 2025, she was part of the Indian women's volleyball team that played the 2025 AVC Women's Nations Cup in Vietnam.

Volleyball

Amitha Keekoth

Amitha Keekoth (born 8 November 2000) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a setter, and for Kerala in the domestic tournaments. In June 2025, she was part of the Indian women's volleyball team that played the 2025 AVC Women's Nations Cup in Vietnam.

Volleyball

Ananya Das

Ananya Das (born 14 October 2000) is an Indian volleyball player from West Bengal. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a libero, and for Odisha and Indian Railways in the domestic tournaments. Das is from Kolkata, West Bengal.

Volleyball

Anna Mathew

Anna Mathew (born 18 March 2000) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a middle blocker, and for Kerala in the domestic tournaments. She did her graduation at Assumption College, Changanacherry.

Volleyball · Karnataka

Anup D'Costa

Anup D'Costa (born 7 January 1993 in Kundapura, Karnataka) is an Indian volleyball player, represented India in 2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran from 13 to 21 May 2010. He is Ekalavya award winner.

Volleyball

Anusree Kambrath Poyili

Anusree Kambrath Poyili (born 8 October 1997) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as an outside hitter, and for Kerala and the Indian Railways teams in the domestic tournaments. In June 2025, she captained the Indian women's volleyball team that played the 2025 AVC Women's Nations Cup in Vietnam, formerly known as AVC Women's Challenge Cup.

Volleyball · Uttar Pradesh

Arunima Sinha

Arunima Sinha is an Indian mountaineer and sportswoman. She is India's first amputee and world's first female amputee to scale Mount Everest (Asia), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Elbrus (Europe), Mount Kosciuszko (Australia), Aconcagua (South America), Denali (North America) and Vinson Massif (Antarctica). She is also a seven time Indian volleyball player.

Padma Shri in sports
Volleyball · Kerala

Aswani Kiran

Aswani Kiran (born 15 May 1985) is a former Indian female volleyball player who has also captained the India women's national volleyball team internationally. She was selected to represent India at the 2010 Asian Games, captained the national team at the 2010 Asian Games and was part of the squad which finished 9th in the women's team event.

Volleyball

Ayushi Bhandari

Ayushi Bhandari (born 27 February 1998) is an Indian volleyball player from Himachal Pradesh. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a middle blocker, and for Himachal Pradesh in the domestic tournaments. She is developing as a universal player.

Volleyball

Balwant Singh Sagwal

Balwant Singh (1945 – 14 November 2010), popularly known as Ballu, was an Indian volleyball player, considered a star of the India men's national volleyball team. His son Narender is a professional volleyball player who plays for the Indian volleyball Team. Kaul village panchayat also organised Balwant Singh Memorial tournament after his death in the village.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Cyril C. Valloor

Cyril Chakkunny Valloor is a former India men's national volleyball team player from Kerala. 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 Asian games.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Dalel Singh Ror

Dalel Singh Ror is an Indian volleyball player who received one of the country's highest sporting honours, the Arjuna Award, in 1990. Dalel Singh was born on 10 June 1956 in Amin village near Kurukshetra, in Haryana.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Devika Devarajan

Devika Devarajan Kallumambraparambil (born 16 June 1992) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a setter, and for Kerala in the domestic tournaments.

Volleyball · Tamil Nadu

G. E. Sridharan

G E Sridharan is a former India men's national volleyball team player from Tamil Nadu, India who played during the late 1970s to late 1980s. He was the second player from Tamil Nadu to receive Arjuna Award in 1982. He is also the former coach of the Indian men's national team and the Tamil Nadu State Volleyball team.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Govindarajan Ramakrishnan Vaishnav

G R Vaishnav (born 11 February 1990) is a member of the India men's national volleyball team. He wears the Number 1 or 11 Jersey for the Team. He also plays for Indian overseas bank volleyball team.

Volleyball · Chandigarh

Gurinder singh

Gurinder Singh (born 2 March 1989), known as Gurinder is the former captain of India men's national volleyball team. He played for Ahmedabad Defenders in Pro Volleyball League.

Volleyball · Kerala

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 time. He learned volleyball from his father.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball · Kerala

K. J. Kapil Dev

K. J. Kapil Dev is an Indian volleyball player from Varkala, Trivandrum. He represented India in many international competitions. Kapil also led the Indian National Volleyball Team on a number of occasions, including the Rashid Memorial International Volleyball Tournament held at Dubai in July 2006 and 15th Asian Games at Doha.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball · Kerala

K. Udayakumar

Karunakarakurup Udayakumar was an India men's national volleyball team player known for his allround skills at offence and defence and a member of the Indian volleyball team during what many consider as the golden era of Indian volleyball. A former captain of the Indian national volleyball team, Udayakumar was a member of the team, which included Jimmy George and Cyril C. Valloor, that won the Bronze medal in the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Katariya Lavmeet

Lavmeet Katariya, known simply as Lavmeet, is a member of India men's national volleyball team and wears the Number 10 jersey. Lavmeet plays as a middle blocker/middle hitter. He has led the Rajasthan men's team in the Indian national volleyball meet, and the Indian men's team in the Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship.

Volleyball · Kerala

Minomol Abraham

Minimol Abraham, also known as Minomol Abraham (born 27 March 1988), is a former Indian female volleyball player of the India women's national volleyball team. Minimol also plays for the domestic volleyball club Indian Railways in domestic league matches. She is considered one of the finest women volleyball players to have emerged from the state of Kerala along with Aswani Kiran, Poornima and Princy Joseph.

Volleyball

Mohan Ukkrapandian

Volleyball · Tamil Nadu

Naveen Jacob raja

Manidurai Naveen Raja Jacob (born 10 January 1989), known as Naveen is an integral part of current India men's national volleyball team. He currently plays for Chennai Blitz in Prime Volleyball League.

Volleyball · Uttar Pradesh

Navjit Singh

Navjit Singh (born 1 July 1991), known as Navjit is an Indian volleyball player.

Volleyball · Punjab

Nirmal Kaur

Nirmal Saini also known as Nirmal Milkha Singh(8 October 1938 – 13 June 2021) was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India women's national volleyball team. She was the wife of athlete Milkha Singh and the mother of Jeev Milkha Singh.

Volleyball

Nripjit Singh Bedi

Nripjit Singh Bedi (commonly known as "Nippy", born 1 June 1940) was a volleyball player who was a member of the Indian national team and competed in the silver medal-winning effort at the 4th Asian Games. Bedi received the Arjuna Award from the Government of India in 1962. The Indian athlete's volleyball career lasted for 23 years.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball · Telangana

P. V. Ramana

Pusarla Venkata Ramana is a former professional volleyball player from India and an employee of Indian Railways in Secunderabad. He was a member of the India men's national volleyball team and won a bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2000 for his contribution to Indian volleyball.

Volleyball · Puducherry

Prabagaran

Prabhagaran S, commonly known as Prabha, is a member of India's men's national volleyball team. He wears jersey #13. He currently plays for Kochi Blue Spikers in Pro Volleyball League.

Volleyball · Maharashtra

Priyanka Bora

Priyanka Bora (born (1985-01-07)7 January 1985 in Maharashtra, India) is an Indian female volleyball player. She was part of the India women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2010 Asian Games.

Volleyball

Priyanka Khedkar

Priyanka Khedkar (born 1 November 1984) is a retired Indian female volleyball player. She was part of the India women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2010 Asian Games, and 2014 Asian Games.

Volleyball

R. K. Purohit

Ram Krishan Purohit "R K" Purohit is a former Indian Volleyball player. He hails from Jodhpur. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1984 by the Government of India for his achievements.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Ramavtar Singh Jakhar

Ramavtar Singh Jakhar (born 15 May 1970) is a retired international volleyball player from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. He is a gold medalist in South Asian Games. He won gold medal in 1991 South Asian Games and won silver medal in 1993 South Asian Games.

Volleyball · Telangana

Riaz Ahmed

Riaz Ahmed (7 April 1939 – 18 September 2023) was an Indian volleyball player. He represented the India national team as a senior player at the 1966 Asian Games.

Volleyball

Shaalini Saravanan

Shaalini Saravanan (born 19 July 2000) is an Indian volleyball player from Tamil Nadu. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as an outside hitter, and for Tamil Nadu in the domestic tournaments. She is from Salem District, Kolathukombai village, Tamil Nadu.

Volleyball

Shyam Sunder Rao

Shyam Sunder Rao is a former Indian volleyball player and coach. He is a recipient of Arjuna award in 1974, and, in 1995, the Dronacharya award.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Sivapriya Govind

Sivapriya Govind (born 29 October 1998) is an Indian volleyball player from Kerala. She plays for India women's national volleyball team as a libero, and for Kerala in the domestic tournament. She is from Kannur, Kerala.

Volleyball · Kerala

Soorya Thottangal

Soorya Thottangal (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian former volleyball player. She was part of the India women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2010 Asian Games.

Volleyball

Suresh Kumar Mishra

Suresh Kumar Mishra is a former Indian volleyball team captain in Asian Games held at Bangkok in 1978. He belongs from Laxmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan. He was born in Laxmangarh on 25 September 1953.

Arjuna Award
Volleyball

Tilakam Gopal

T. Gopal (Gopal Tilakam) (born 20 August 1941 - 18 December 2012) was a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games.

Competed at 1962 Asian Games
Volleyball · Kerala

Tom Joseph

Tom Joseph (1 January 1980 in Kozhikode) is an Indian former volleyball captain who played for India in many international competitions. He was the coach of Indian national team during the Asian Games 2023 and the head coach of a Prime Volleyball League team. He got the Arjuna Award in 2014 for his great performance in volleyball throughout the year.

Competed at 2002 Asian Games
Volleyball

Yejju Subba Rao

Yejju Subba Rao (born 3 August 1981) is an Indian international volleyball player. Subba Rao was awarded best player on numerous occasions by the national federation and local government.

Competed at 2002 Asian Games