Vikas Thakur (born 14 November 1993) is an Indian weightlifter from Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) who won silver in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.[2] He won a bronze in the 94 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in The Gold Coast.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[4][5]
 Thakur in August 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1993 (age 31) Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | B.S. Medhwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | 9 Time National champion ,india record holder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Snatch 159kg, clean jerk 200 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Commonwealth Games: हिमाचल के वेटलिफ्टर विकास ठाकुर ने बर्मिंघम में भारत को दिलाया रजत, घर पर जश्न का माहौल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Vikas Thakur Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Vikas Thakur wins bronze in weightlifting at 2018 Commonwealth Games". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts". RNZ. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (2 August 2022). "Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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