Thandava Murthy Muthu Explained

Thandava Murthy Muthu
Birth Date:	21 January 1975
Birth Place:	Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Height:	157 cm
Weight:	55.76kg (122.93lb)
Sport:	Weightlifting
Weight Class:	56 kg
Updated:	27 September 2016

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]}

He received the Arjuna Award in 2002.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=40	1 !	width=40	2 !	width=40	3 !	width=40	Rank !	width=40	1 !	width=40	2 !	width=40	3 !	width=40	Rank
Summer Olympics
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World Championships
	align=left			100	107.5	110	9	130	135	135	11	245	10

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/thandava-murthy-muthu-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031611/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/thandava-murthy-muthu-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
2. Web site: 2001 Weightlifting World Championships – Thandava Murthy Muthu . iwf.net . 23 June 2016.
3. Web site: T. MUTHU. sdat.tn.gov.in. 26 November 2023.