Kamal Bahadur Adhikari (Nepali: कमल बहादुर अधिकारी; born July 20, 1977) is a Nepalese weightlifter.[2] Adhikari represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category. He finished 20th of 22 who completed both aspects, as he lifted 114 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 154 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 268 kg.[3]
 Adhikari at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Nepali | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1977 Gitanagar, Chitwan, Nepal[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
| Event | 69 kg | |||||||||||
| Club | Nepal Army Club | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Dinesh Bhujel Pradip Shrestha Rukesh Tandukar[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Adhikari took up weightlifting in 2000 and started competing while serving in the army. He studied at the Nepal Art College and coached a fellow weightlifter Manita Shrestha. At the 2018 Asian Games he served as the flag bearer for Nepal at the opening ceremony.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kamal Bahadur Adhikari. asiangames2018.id
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamal Bahadur Adhikari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
External links
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Media related to Kamal Bahadur Adhikari at Wikimedia Commons- Kamal Bahadur Adhikari at Olympics.com
- Kamal Bahadur Adhikari at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Kamal Bahadur Adhikari at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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