Surya Pratap Sharma is an Indian arm wrestler.[1] He had won silver and bronze medal at the World Cup Championship Poland (Romania) in the year 2017.[2]

Surya Pratap Sharma
Surya in IFA world championships 2022
Personal information
Native nameSurya
Full nameSurya Pratap Sharma
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArm wrestling
College teamRocky
Coached bySukhdeep Singh Randhawa
Medal record

1st Gold Medal Champion Delhi, Talkatora in 2014

1st Gold Medal Champion Delhi, Khelgaw in 2015-16

Bronze Medal Champion Nagpur in 2016

World Championship in Bulgariya (Europe) World Rank- 4

World Championship in Hungary (Europe) World Rank- 5

World Cup Championship Poland (Romia) Silver & Bronze Medal 2017

XIII State Arm Wrestling Championship in Agra Gold Medal- 2019

43rd National Arm Wrestling Championship in Punjab Bronze Medal- 2019

1st BCAI National Arm Wrestling Championship in Delhi Gold & Silver Medal- 2019

2nd BCAI National Arm Wrestling Championship in Goa two Gold Medal- 2022

IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship France in Dieppe two Gold Medal (Left & Right) in 2022

IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship France in Dieppe two Bronze Medal (Left & Right) in 2022

IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia one Gold Medal(Right) in 2023

IFA World Arm Wrestling Championship Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia one Silver Medal(Left) in 2023

Early life and education

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Surya was born in Muradih village of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in this village.[3] His father was a Staff Commissioner in Ganna Sansthan. He became disabled due to polio when he was just one and a half years old. Surya pursued M.B.A from Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow. His interest in the Arm Wrestling was developed during an arm wrestling competition held in K.K.C, Lucknow. He practiced further in this field and became a winner of the State Championship in 2013 after defeating 110 people in arm wrestling. Later, he won several national level championships such as National Arm Wrestling Championship in Delhi, Talkatora in 2014 with a gold medal.[4][5]

Wins

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  • World Championship in Bulgariya (Europe) World Rank- 4[6]
  • World Cup Championship Poland (Romia) Silver & Bronze Medal 2017[7]

References

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  1. ^ "UP lad to represent India in arm-wrestling". Times Of India.
  2. ^ "दोनों पैर हैं बेकार, लोग उड़ाते थे मजाक-अब देश के लिए जीता सिल्वर मेडल / दोनों पैर हैं बेकार, लोग उड़ाते थे मजाक-अब देश के लिए जीता सिल्वर मेडल". Bhaskar.
  3. ^ "गरीबी आ रही थी आड़े, डीएम की मदद से पूरा होगा बुल्गारिया जाने का सपना". Amar Ujala.
  4. ^ "यूपी के सूर्य प्रताप शर्मा लोगों के लिए बने मिसाल, दिव्यांग होकर भी आर्म रेस्लिंग में जीता विश्व कप". Amar Ujala.
  5. ^ "UP lad to represent India in arm-wrestling | Lucknow First". 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "देवरिया के दिव्यांग सूर्य प्रताप जाएगे बुलगारिया". Rajasthan Patrika.
  7. ^ http://armsportfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IFA_StartingList.pdf [bare URL PDF]