Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Raipur, Chhattisgarh India | 12 September 1988|||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) (2014) | |||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) (2014) | |||||
Sport | ||||||
Country | India | |||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||
Event | 62 kg | |||||
Club | Jai satnam vyam shala, Raipur | |||||
Team | Chhattisgarh Police | |||||
Coached by | Budhram Sarang | |||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||
World finals | world weightlifting championship[Olympic qualification event]-2011(Paris) France. Secured 25th rank in 62kg Bodyweight category. World weightlifting championship[Olympic qualification event]-2014(Almaty) Kazakhstan. Secured 25th rank in 62kg body weight category | |||||
National finals | National champion 2011,2012 & 2014. 33rd National games silver medalist (2007). 35th national Games Gold medalist (2015). Junior National champions-2006 | |||||
Highest world ranking | National Junior record break in year-2007. Senior National record holder in clean & jerk event. | |||||
Medal record
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