Ragala Venkat Rahul Explained

Ragala Venkat Rahul
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:16 March 1997
Birth Place:Stuartpuram, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height:1.75m (05.74feet) (2018)
Weight:85kg (187lb) (2018)
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:85 kg
Coach:vijay
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Updated:19 January 2022

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.

Early life

He was born in Stuartpuram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He trained at Sports School in Hyderabad.[1]

Career

At 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telugu man lifts gold at Commonwealth Games . telanganatoday.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180408073732/https://telanganatoday.com/telugu-man-lifts-gold-at-commonwealth-games . 2018-04-08.
  2. News: Ragala Venkat Rahul bags silver in Youth Olympic Games. 7 April 2018. Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2014.
  3. News: CWG 2018: Weightlifter RV Rahul wins fourth gold for India . Times of India . 7 April 2018 . 7 April 2018.