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{{short description|Indian Paralympic powerlifter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox sportsperson|
| name = Rajinder Singh Rahelu
| image = Rajinder Singh Rahelu at New Delhi World Book Fair 2019 (03).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Rajinder Singh Rahelu at New Delhi World Book Fair 2019| fullname =
| nicknames =
| nationality = Indian
| residence = Mehsampur, Jalandhar district
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Paralympic powerlifting]]
| club =
| collegeteam =
| coach = Vijay B Munishwar (national coach)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|07|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mehsampur]], [[Jalandhar district]]
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| height = {{convert|1.50|m}}
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{{MedalSport |Powerlifting}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Men's 56 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IWAS World Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Taipei|Men's 56 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Bench Press Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 New Delhi | Men's 56 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | Men's Heavyweight (from 72.1 kg)}}
}}
'''Rajinder Singh Rahelu''' (born 22 July 1973) is an Indian [[Paralympic]] [[powerlifter]]. He won a bronze medal at the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] in the 56 kg category. He represented [[India at the 2008 Summer Paralympics]] in Beijing, finishing fifth in the final standings. [[Arjuna Award]] recipient, Rahelu, represented [[India at the 2012 Summer Paralympics]] in London, United Kingdom; he failed in all his three attempts at {{convert|175|kg}}.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/challenging-disability-and-winning/991392/0 | title=Challenging disability, and winning | author=Agnihotri Chaba, Anju | date=22 August 2012 | accessdate=30 August 2012 | work=[[The Indian Express]] | location=Jalandhar}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rahelu was born on 22 July 1973 in Mehsampur village, Jalandhar district, Punjab, in a poor [[Kashyap rajput]] family.<ref name="IndianExpress">{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/punjabs-only-paralympian-left-to-fend-for-self;-denied-aid-leave/992453/0 | title=Punjab’s only paralympian left to fend for self; denied aid, leave | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=28 August 2012 | accessdate=28 August 2012 | author=Agnihotri Chaba, Anju}}</ref> He is the youngest of five siblings, with two older brothers and two older sisters.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101012/delhi.htm#8 | title=Rajinder Rahelu Wheeling his way to success | date=11 October 2010 | accessdate=29 August 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |location=New Delhi | author=Chandel, Himani}}</ref> His father, Rattan Singh, worked as a [[bandmaster]], and his mother Meera Singh was a maid. Rahelu is suffering from [[infantile paralysis]]. He contracted polio when he was eight months old. He is married to Jaswinder Kaur and has two daughters named Ridhima and Ravneet.<ref name="Biography">{{cite web | url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=515&personid=689870&refreshauto=1 | title=Powerlifting – India – Singh Rahelu Rajinder | accessdate=31 August 2012 | publisher=ipc.infostradasports.com. [[International Paralympic Committee]]}}</ref>

==Powerlifting==
After finishing [[higher secondary examination|higher secondary education]], Rahelu chose not to continue his education further. He decided to pursue powerlifting following encouragement from his friend Surinder Singh Rana, who himself is a powerlifter. Captain Piara Singh VSM(Vashisht Seva Medalist) was his coach in 1996.<ref name="Tribune" /> He lifted 70 kg on his first [[bench press]] attempt and within six months he was able to lift 115 kg. He won his first ever title in powerlifting in 1997 at the Punjab Open Meet. In August 1998, he won National Powerlifting Championship held at Chhindwada in Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianpowerliftingfederation.org/National.html | title=Senior National Powerlifting Championship held since 1975 under the authority of Indian P/L Federation | accessdate=28 August 2012 | publisher=indianpowerliftingfederation.org. Indian Powerlifting Federation | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025125941/http://indianpowerliftingfederation.org/National.html | archivedate=25 October 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Rahelu competed in the 56 kg category at the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]] in Athens, Greece. He finished fourth in the final standings after lifting a total weight of 157.5 kg. However, this position was later upgraded to a third-place after [[Syria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Syrian]] lifter Youseff Younes Cheikh, bronze medallist of the event, was disqualified due to [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport|doping]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100109341800.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031140934/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/01/stories/2004100109341800.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=31 October 2004 | title=Rajinder Singh wins bronze | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=1 October 2004 | accessdate=27 August 2012 | location=[[Bangalore]]}}</ref> In doing so, he won the first ever medal for India in the [[Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics|powerlifting event of the Paralympics]]. In 2006, he was conferred by the [[President of India]] the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award.

Rahelu was one of the two Indian competitors at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]. He participated in the [[Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|powerlifting event]]. He managed to lift a total load of 170 kg putting him at position fifth, behind [[Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Polish]] Mariusz Tomczyk, out of thirteen contenders in the final. Rahelu won silver in [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], with a total lift of 185 kg.<ref>{{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Rajinder Rahelu Wins Silver in Powerlifting, Sakina Khatun Gets Bronze|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227762-commonwealth-games-2014-rajinder-rahelu-wins-silver-in-powerlifting-sakina-khatun-gets-bronze|accessdate=3 August 2014|publisher=NDTV|date=3 August 2014}}</ref>

==Occupation==
Working as Weightlifitng (Para Powerlifitng) Coach in Sports Authority of India at NSWC Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Sports}}

*[[India at the Paralympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120829131712/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/rahelu-rajindersingh-5505064/ Profile] at london2012.com
*[http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=515&personid=689870&refreshauto=1 Profile] at ipc.infostradasports.com

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