Mani Jegathesan
Physician, Olympic athlete
1943 –
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Who is Mani Jegathesan?
Tan Sri Dr Jegathesan Manikavasagam, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics. In his hey day, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia.
He is a renowned doctor and researcher and was appointed as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation Medical Commission and honorary Medical Advisor for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
He is also currently the Deputy President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia.
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