K. K. Premachandran
# K. K. Premachandran

K. K. Premachandran was an Indian track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters event. He won a silver medal in the 400 meters event in the 1982 Asian Games and was hailed as the successor to Milkha Singh.

## Career

Premachandran won the silver medal in the 400 metres event at the 1982 Asian games in New Delhi, having clocked 47.27 seconds in the final.

## Death

Premachandran died on 16 April 2001, aged 46, following a massive heart attack in Kochi, Kerala.

