Thandava Murthy Muthu (born 21 January 1975) is an Indian male weightlifter, competing in the 56 kg category and representing India at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg event.[1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1975 Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 55.76 kg (122.9 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Weight class | 56 kg |
| Updated on 27 September 2016 | |
He received the Arjuna Award in 2002.
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
56 kg | — | — | 16 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
56 kg | 100 | 107.5 | 110 | 9 | 130 | 135 | 11 | 245 | 10 | |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thandava Murthy Muthu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "2001 Weightlifting World Championships – Thandava Murthy Muthu". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "T. MUTHU" (PDF). sdat.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
edit- Thandava Murthy Muthu at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Thandava Murthy Muthu at Olympedia
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