Prem Kumar Selvam

Prem Kumar Selvam (born 10 January 1994)[1] is a Malaysian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines.[2] Two years earlier, he won bronze in this event.[3] He is also a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a four-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.

Prem Kumar Selvam
Personal information
Born (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 55 kg
  • 60 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Kumite 60 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Amman Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Malacca Kumite 55 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines Kumite 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Kumite 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Kumite 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Hanoi Kumite 60 kg

Career

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2018 Asian Karate Championships held in Amman, Jordan. At the 2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event.[4]

In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55 kg event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6]

In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the SEA Games held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2023 Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[7]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd Kumite 55 kg
3rd Team kumite
2018 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 3rd Kumite 55 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2019 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite 55 kg
Southeast Asian Games Manila, Philippines 1st Kumite 55 kg
2022 Southeast Asian Games Hanoi, Vietnam 3rd Kumite 60 kg
Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 3rd Kumite 55 kg
2023 Southeast Asian Games Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1st Kumite 55 kg
2nd Team kumite
2023 Asian Championships Malacca, Malaysia 3rd Kumite 55 kg

References
  1. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Karate Medalists". 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. "2019 Asian Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. Houston, Michael (19 December 2022). "Bronze medals awarded on second day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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