Surendra Poonia

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Major Surendra Poonia
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Major Surendra Poonia after winning Gold Medal in Power-lifting at Croatia
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NationalityIndian
Born (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47)
Rajpura (70 km from Sikar), Rajasthan, India
Alma mater Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
University of Pune
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Military career
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  Republic of India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service2001–2012
Rank Major of the Indian Army.svg Major
Unit Balidaan badge vector.svg Para (Special Forces)
Battles/wars
  • President's Body Guard
  • Siachen Counter terrorism operation-2005
  • Indo-Mangolia Joint war exercise
  • United Nation’s Peace Keeping Mission
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva
Personal details
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation

Major Dr. Surendra Poonia, VSM is an international award-winning sportsman, Limca book record holder, physician, former Special Forces officer of the Indian Army, founder of Soldierathon marathon, [1] Fit Bharat and a politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the first Indian athlete with the rare distinction of having won medals in power-lifting and strength events in four consecutive world championships. He was born on 1 January 1977 in a farmer family in Sikar, Rajasthan. He is a graduate of the AFMC, Pune. [2]

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Career

Poonia is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College, [3] Pune (AFMC Pune) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV), Patan, Sikar, Rajasthan. Currently, he is an active alumni in JNV Sikar. [4] He was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in August 2001. He served with The President's Bodyguard [5] at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Special Forces and United Nation's peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo. [6] Major Surendra Poonia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on 23 March before 2019 Lok Sabha General election. [7] After joining the party, Poonia tweeted stating, "I have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party to serve the nation and our people. It is a great honour for me to support and stand with the idea of 'Nation First' against the idea of 'Family First' from party's platform which is led by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

Achievements

Major Surendra Poonia represented India in Croatia, [8] Spain, Ireland and Turkey [9] in 5 World Championships and won 27 medals including 10 Golds. He is the first Indian power-lifter to have won gold in four consecutive championships from 2010 to 2013. On 26 January 2012, he was felicitated by 'Vishisht Seva Medal' [10] by The Hon'ble President of Republic of India for his 'Distinguished Service of an Exceptional Order' [11] in the field of sports. He was also awarded 'Most Entertaining Sportsman of the year'-Male by Reliance Big FM in 2013. He is Limca book record holder of most international sports medals won by any Indian doctor.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Soldierathon :A run in honour of our bravehearts". www.soldierathon.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021. Soldierathon was an idea conceived by Major Dr Surendra Poonia,VSM in guidance of former President of India, the Late Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, who felt the need to create awareness towards the sacrifices made by our men in uniform and at the same time help the Martyr families/children and war wounded soldiers, who along with time are forgotten by the country at large. But unfortunately, Dr Kalam Sir didn't live through to see it happen and Major Poonia has taken it upon himself to make this dream a reality.
  2. Team, Editorial (28 September 2017). "Motivational Story of Major Surendra Poonia - Special Forces Veteran". SSBToSuccess. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "PBG man wins medals at the World Medical & Health Games". The Hindu. 21 July 2012.
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