Ragala Venkat Rahul (born 16 March 1997) is an Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1997 Stuartpuram, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 85 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | vijay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 19 January 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editHe was born in Stuartpuram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He trained at Sports School in Hyderabad.[1]
Career
editAt the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, he won the silver medal in the 77 kg category. This was India's first ever medal in weightlifting at the Youth Olympics.[2]
He won a gold medal in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He lifted a total of 338 kg - 151 kg in snatch and 187 kg in clean and jerk. It was the fourth gold medal for India in weightlifting at the Games.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Telugu man lifts gold at Commonwealth Games". telanganatoday.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Ragala Venkat Rahul bags silver in Youth Olympic Games". Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "CWG 2018: Weightlifter RV Rahul wins fourth gold for India". Times of India. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
edit- Venkat Rahul Ragala at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Venkat Rahul Ragala at Olympedia
- Venkat Rahul Ragala at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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