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Gururaja Poojary

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Gururaja Poojary
Poojary won the gold medal in men's 56 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games.
Personal information
Birth nameP. Gururaja
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 (age 32)
Vandse, Karnataka, India[1]
Alma materSDM College, Ujire
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2018)
Weight56 kg (123 lb) (2018)
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Event56 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 61 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Penang 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast 56 kg

Gururaja Poojary[2] (born 15 August 1992), also known as P. Gururaja,[3] is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal in 61 kg weight class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "CWG medal winner Gururaja Poojari hopes lift will lead to better life". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Gururaja hungry for greater things". The Hindu. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ G, Sandip (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal will improve my family's living standard, says P Gururaja". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Meet Gururaja Poojary, son of a truck driver who bagged India's second 2022 CWG medal". Firstpost. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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