Abdul Basith (volleyball)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Abdul Basith was a captain of the India men's national volleyball team team. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in the 1986 Seoul Asian games, beating Japan.
Born in Hyderabad, he was known for his humbleness, gentlemanly conduct, fair play, and tall frame. Basith was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1989.[citation needed] In 1991 Basith was killed accidentally due to electrocution. As a result of his abrupt death, the Abdul Basith Memorial Volleyball Tournament was founded in his memory.
Abdul Basith Siddiqui's family live in Hyderabad India.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article relating to volleyball in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015
- Telugu people
- Indian volleyball players
- Indian Muslims
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Accidental deaths by electrocution
- Year of birth missing
- 1991 deaths
- Accidental deaths in India
- Asian Games medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Hyderabad, India
- Indian sportspeople stubs
- Asian volleyball biography stubs
