In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Gopal represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team:
Year
Place of tournament
Rank
1967
Nagapur
Winners
1968
Madras
Winners
1969
Jaipur
Runners-up
1970
Ahemabad
Winners
At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:
Year
Rank
1967
Winners
1968
Winners
1969
Winners *
1970
Winners *
means Gopal was captain of the Andhra Pradesh Police Team
At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results:
Year
Rank
1960
Winners
1961
Winners
1962
Runners-up
1963
Winners
1964
Runners-up
1965
Runners-up
1965
Runners-up
1966
Runners-up
1967
Runners-up
1968
Runners-up
1969
Runners-up
1970
Third place
At the National Volleyball Championship, he represented Andhra Pradesh:
Year
Place of tournament
Rank
1958–59
Jamshedpur
Selected to play
1960–61
Madras
Selected to play
1970–71
Delhi
Selected to play
1971–72
Jabalpur
Selected to play
1972–73
Allahabad
Reached semi-final
1973–74
Gwalior
Reached semi-final
1974–75
1.) Madras
2.) Bangalore
1.)South Zone Championships
2.)Winners of Nationals
1975–76 and 1976–77
Hyderabad
South Zone Winners
1977–78
Calcutta Zonal
Winners
1978–79
Trivandrum
Runners-up
1979–80
Udaipur
Selected to play
1980–81
Gauhati
Selected to play
International matches
Gopal competed in the following international competitions:
Represented the Indian volleyball team in the Inter-National Matches.
1961 – Represented India in the test match against the visiting Japanese team held at Calcutta.
1962 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Jakarta and received a silver medal.
1963 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which toured the USSR. The team won against the Romanian team, who were European champions.
1964 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Olympics at Delhi in which all the Asian countries participated and won the bronze medal.
1965 – Was a captain of the Indian volleyball team which played five test matches against the visiting USSR team. The tests were played at Delhi, Bhilai, Rowa, Calcutta, and Cuttack.
1965 – The Indian team also played two unofficial matches against the Russian team at Balaghat and Allahabad. Gopal was captain of the team in these matches.
1966 – Captain of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Bangkok.
1967 – Captain of the Indian team against the visiting Ceylonese volleyball team. The test matches were held at Calcutta and Dalmianagar.
1970 – Member of the Indian team which played five test matches against the visiting Paris University team. (The Paris University team contained six players who represented the French volleyball team) The tests were played at Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Jamshedpur, Udaipur, and Bombay. Gopal was captain of the Indian team at Hyderabad.
Post-playing career
After his playing career ended, Gopal did the following:
1981 – Attended International Referee's Course at London (UK) and official matches at the Commonwealth Games in Nottingham.
1983 – Officiated test matches between India and USSR in India.
1990 – Visited as a Chief-De-Mission of the Andhra Pradesh team which participated in the international tournament held at Perth, Australia and won third place.
1991 – Visited as Chief-De-Mission of the Indian junior team which participated in the 5th Indian Asian Games held at Bangkok.
Senior Vice President of Andhra Pradesh Volleyball Association and retired at the Police Department as a Superintendent of Police, Intelligence.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Tilakam Gopal news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message T Gopal Gopal Tilkam born 20 August 1941 is a former volleyball player from India He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games 1 Gopal TilkamBorn 1941 08 20 20 August 1941 age 81 SpouseSmt Devaki TilkamWebsitehttp tilkamgopal webs com Contents 1 Overview 2 International matches 2 1 Post playing career 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditIn the Inter Civil Services All India Tournaments Gopal represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team Year Place of tournament Rank1967 Nagapur Winners1968 Madras Winners1969 Jaipur Runners up1970 Ahemabad WinnersAt the All India Inter Departmental Nationals he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team Year Rank1967 Winners1968 Winners1969 Winners 1970 Winners means Gopal was captain of the Andhra Pradesh Police TeamAt the All India Inter Police Meets he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results Year Rank1960 Winners1961 Winners1962 Runners up1963 Winners1964 Runners up1965 Runners up1965 Runners up1966 Runners up1967 Runners up1968 Runners up1969 Runners up1970 Third placeAt the National Volleyball Championship he represented Andhra Pradesh Year Place of tournament Rank1958 59 Jamshedpur Selected to play1960 61 Madras Selected to play1970 71 Delhi Selected to play1971 72 Jabalpur Selected to play1972 73 Allahabad Reached semi final1973 74 Gwalior Reached semi final1974 75 1 Madras 2 Bangalore 1 South Zone Championships 2 Winners of Nationals1975 76 and 1976 77 Hyderabad South Zone Winners1977 78 Calcutta Zonal Winners1978 79 Trivandrum Runners up1979 80 Udaipur Selected to play1980 81 Gauhati Selected to playInternational matches EditGopal competed in the following international competitions Represented the Indian volleyball team in the Inter National Matches 1961 Represented India in the test match against the visiting Japanese team held at Calcutta 1962 Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Jakarta and received a silver medal 1963 Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which toured the USSR The team won against the Romanian team who were European champions 1964 Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Olympics at Delhi in which all the Asian countries participated and won the bronze medal 1965 Was a captain of the Indian volleyball team which played five test matches against the visiting USSR team The tests were played at Delhi Bhilai Rowa Calcutta and Cuttack 1965 The Indian team also played two unofficial matches against the Russian team at Balaghat and Allahabad Gopal was captain of the team in these matches 1966 Captain of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Bangkok 1967 Captain of the Indian team against the visiting Ceylonese volleyball team The test matches were held at Calcutta and Dalmianagar 1970 Member of the Indian team which played five test matches against the visiting Paris University team The Paris University team contained six players who represented the French volleyball team The tests were played at Hyderabad Trivandrum Jamshedpur Udaipur and Bombay Gopal was captain of the Indian team at Hyderabad Post playing career Edit After his playing career ended Gopal did the following 1981 Attended International Referee s Course at London UK and official matches at the Commonwealth Games in Nottingham 1982 Officiated international matches in 9th Asian Games held at New Delhi 1983 Officiated test matches between India and USSR in India 1990 Visited as a Chief De Mission of the Andhra Pradesh team which participated in the international tournament held at Perth Australia and won third place 1991 Visited as Chief De Mission of the Indian junior team which participated in the 5th Indian Asian Games held at Bangkok Senior Vice President of Andhra Pradesh Volleyball Association and retired at the Police Department as a Superintendent of Police Intelligence Awards EditUttam Seva Patkam Mahonnatha Seva Patkam 15 August 1999 Indian Police Medal Was awarded a plaque by Sri Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Vice President of India at New Delhi in 1961 during the National Games Received Bronze Medal from Sri Zakir Hussain President of India in Pre Olympic Games held at New Delhi in 1964 Received a memento from President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy in July 1979 References Edit Link United India Periodicals 13 2 35 1970 ISSN 0459 469X a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Missing or empty title help External links Edithttp tilkamgopal webs com Retrieved from 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