Gururaja Poojary Explained

Gururaja Poojary
Birth Name:P. Gururaja
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:SDM College, Ujire
Birth Date:15 August 1992
Birth Place:Vandse, Karnataka, India[1]
Height:1.55m (05.09feet) (2018)
Weight:56kg (123lb) (2018)
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:56 kg
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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]

Notes and References

  1. News: CWG medal winner Gururaja Poojari hopes lift will lead to better life . https://web.archive.org/web/20180415092131/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/commonwealth-games-2018/2018/apr/06/cwg-medal-winner-gururaja-poojari-hopes-lift-will-lead-to-better-life-1797719.html . dead . 15 April 2018 . 29 July 2022 . The New Indian Express.
  2. News: Gururaja hungry for greater things. 5 April 2018. The Hindu. 30 October 2016.
  3. News: G. Sandip. Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal will improve my family's living standard, says P Gururaja. 5 April 2018. The Indian Express. 26 March 2018.
  4. News: Commonwealth Games: Meet Gururaja Poojary, son of a truck driver who bagged India's second 2022 CWG medal. 4 August 2022 . Firstpost . 30 July 2022 . en.