FULL NAME: Kandan Murmu
NICK NAME: Manoj
BORN: 10 July, 1978 (Source: Self)
FAMILY: Bhada Murmu (Father), Saraswati Murmu (Mother), Rojalin Behera (Wife), Kanisha Rajvi and Kritika Rajvi (Daughters)
PRESENT ADDRESS: M-8, Versa Villa, Shreevihar, Chandrasekharpur, Patia, Bhubaneswar-24, Odisha, India.
PREMANENT ADDRESS: At- Kantabani, PO- Rairangpur, Dist- Mayurbhanj, PIN- 757043, Odisha, India.
PHONE: 09861226565 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: kandanmanoj027@gmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: BA, LLB (Studied at Kantabani School; PCM School, Rairangpur; Boys High School, Rairangpur; BJB College, Bhubaneswa and MS Law College, Cuttack.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION:
*     Coaching course at National Institute of Sports (NIS), Patiala in 2004.
*     Judo Black Belt 1st Grade (Sho-Dan) from Judo Federation of India, 2004.
*     Judo National Referee & Judge from Judo Federation of India, 2006.
*     Judo Black Belt 2nd Grade (Ni-Dan) from Judo Federation of India, 2010.
*     Judo Black Belt 3rd Grade (San-Dan) from Judo Federation of India, 2019.
*     IJF Continental Referee Certification 2022.
PROFESSION: Judo player-turned-coach and Lawer
RECEIVED JUDO COACHING FROM: Late Biranchi Das and Gitanjali Panda

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS JUDO PLAYER:
*     Won medal in Odisha State Judo Championship many times.
*     Represented Odisha at Senior National Judo Championships at Mumbai in 2006 and Andhra Pradesh in 2007.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS JUDO COACH:
*     Groomed judo players from all over the state and helped them win medals at State, National and International competitions.
*     Among his pupils, Sangita Miniaka, Sankar Majhi, Salma Murmu and Kaushak Lakra won medals in Sub-junior National Judo Championships between 2014 and 2016, Nitya Majhi represented India at Commonwealth Judo Championship in Birmingham, UK in 2019.

EXPERIENCE AS JUDO COACH:
*     Working as judo coach at KISS and KIIT University, Bhubaneswar since 2011.
*     Represented Odisha as judo coach/manager/national referee in National Sub-junior, Cadet, Junior and Senior National Championships; All-India Police Games, KV Nationals, CBSE National Judo Championships and Khelo India Games since 2004.
*     Functioning as Technical Secretary of Odisha State Judo Association.
*     Functioning as Founder General Secretary-cum-Chief Coach of Mayurbhanj District Judo Association.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Became the 2nd international judo referee after successfully clearing the Continental Referee Examination of International Judo Federation (IJF), conducted by Judo Union of Asia (JUA) in Bangkok, Thailand from 14-22 July 2022.
*     Nominated as a member of Khelo India East Zone Talent Identification Committee for shooting by Sports Authority of India on 13 January, 2021.
*     Functionng as Life Member of Bhubaneswar BAR Association 2008.
*     His wife Rojalin is working as Police Inspector.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 31 August 2011
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 24 July 2022