Gururaja Poojary[2] (born 15 August 1992), also known as P. Gururaja,[3] is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal in 61 kg weight class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
_won_the_gold_medal_in_56_kg_Men%E2%80%99s_weightlifting,_at_12th_South_Asian_Games-2016,_in_Dispur,_Guwahati_on_February_06,_2016.jpg) Poojary won the gold medal in men's 56 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | P. Gururaja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1992 Vandse, Karnataka, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | SDM College, Ujire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 56 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "CWG medal winner Gururaja Poojari hopes lift will lead to better life". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Gururaja hungry for greater things". The Hindu. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ G, Sandip (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal will improve my family's living standard, says P Gururaja". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Meet Gururaja Poojary, son of a truck driver who bagged India's second 2022 CWG medal". Firstpost. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links
edit- Gururaja Poojary at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Gururaja at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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