Table of Biography
KT Irfan is a popular Indian athlete and an Indian Army Non-Commissioned Officer. KT Irfan is also known as the first Indian athlete to get selected for the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020.
Early Life
KT Irfan was born Irfan Kolothum Thodi on February 8, 1990, and is currently 34 years old. Born in Malappuram, Kerala, India, Irfan is Indian by nationality. Likewise, he follows Hinduism. Being born on February 8, his birth sign is Aquarius.
Talking about his family, KT Irfan was born to his father Mustafa KT, and his mother Zuleika KT. Irfan is from a humble family. His father Mustafa is a daily wage worker while his mother is a housewife.
His father used to dry coconuts collected from his village and send them to the oil mills. He also has an elder brother whose name is not known.
Education
Moving towards his educational details, not much information is available. He has never shared his educational details with the media. However, considering his age, he might have completed his higher studies.
KT Irfan – Body Measurements
Talking about body measurement, Irfan has a pretty well-shaped and well-maintained body. Since Irfan is an athlete, Irfan is very concerned about his body figure and physical appearance.
Further, Irfan has a height of around 5 feet and 10 inches or 1.78 meters. Likewise, Irfan has a body weight of around 65 kg or 143 pounds. Further, Irfan has beautiful black eyes along with black hair.
Caption: Irfan posing in his style (source: Instagram)
KT Irfan – Professional Life
KT Irfan is a professional Indian athlete who represents India internationally. In his early days, Irfan was interested in football, javelin throw, hammer throw, long jump, and every sport and had a good grasp of these sports.
He never thought of racewalking till 2005. However, in 2005, his elder brother’s friend got selected for the National School Games in race walking.
In the same year, Irfan’s mate Salman also urged him to start his career in racewalking after he was fighting to win medals in the hammer throw and javelin throw. He then decided to pursue his career in racewalking which turned out to be life-changing for him.
In 2007, Irfan started taking training under A Bose at the Sports Authority of India. Likewise, in 2010, Irfan joined the Army as a Sepoy. As soon as he joined the army, his racewalking started to pace and therefore he started gaining medals.
In the 2011 Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship, Irfan won his first senior medal, i.e. silver medal, in the 20km race walk with a cloning speed of 1:30.31s.
Similarly, Irfan shot into fame after he won his first national gold medal in 2011 at the Open National Athletic Championship with the timing of 1:27.46s.
Back to back, he won his next gold medal in 2012 at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championship with a national record of 1:22.14s. Likewise, in 2017, Irfan earned his next gold medal in 20km racewalking at the Max Bupa Racewalking Championship in New Delhi.
In 2019, Irfan finished first in 20m racewalking by clocking 1:26.18s at the National Open Racewalking Championships in Chennai and earned himself a gold medal. Likewise, Irfan also qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Caption: Irfan running in the race (source: The Bridge)
KT Irfan – Net Worth 2024
Irfan has made a decent amount of money throughout his career. According to online resources, Irfan has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million US dollars. He made this huge amount of money from his athletic career.
Relationship Status
Irfan KT is currently single and not dating anyone. Similarly, Irfan hasn’t revealed any information regarding his love affairs. The athlete might be more focused on building his career than on being in a relationship.
Social Media
Moving into social media availability, Irfan is only active on Instagram. His official @irfan_kolothum_thodi Instagram account has more than 11.1k followers. To date, he has 97 posts on Instagram that include pictures and videos related to his personal and professional life.