K. J. Manoj Lal (born 16 May 1978) is an Indian Olympic athlete[1] from Kerala. He was coached by Thankachan Mathew and represented India at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He ran 400 metres in 46.01 seconds.[2][3] This was bested later by Kerala's K. M. Binu who did it in 45.59 seconds.[4] K. J. Manoj Lal also won silver medals at the 2000 Asian Athletics Championships and 2002 Asian Games for 4 × 400 metres relay.[5]

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  1. ^ "K. J. Manojlal KUNNATHUVELI". Olympics.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Chandran, M. R. Praveen (10 May 2010). "Thankachan Mathew finally gets his due". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "K. J. MANOJlal of Kerala".
  4. ^ "Binu attains Olympic qualification mark; Anju wins gold". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "InterSportStats". intersportstats.com. Retrieved 20 July 2021.