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| caption = Ravi at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|24|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Berhampur]], [[Odisha]], India<br />
| height = 1.7 m<br />
| alma_mater = [[Berhampur University]]<br />
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg|69kg]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg|77kg]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships|Commonwealth Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[Penang|2009 Penang]]|[[Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships|69kg]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2011 Tongling]]|[[2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships#Men|69kg]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Weightlifting Federation|Asian Junior Championships]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[Jordan|2007 Jordan]]|[[Asian Weightlifting Federation|69kg]]}}<br />
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| branch = [[Odisha Police]]<br />
| service_years = 2016–present<br />
| rank = [[Deputy Superintendent of Police]]<br />
| awards = [[Arjuna Award]]<br />
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'''Ravi Kumar Katulu''' (born 24 April 1988) is an Indian former [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravi Kumar Katulu|url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTI2Ng==|work=Orisports|access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], he won a gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 69 kg|men's 69 kg]] event.<ref>S. Sabanayakan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045257/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/07/stories/2010100764852000.htm Ravi Kumar, Renu Bala win India's first golds].</ref> Ravi represented India in the [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg|men's 69 kg]] event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Ravi Kumar Katulu Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/ravi-kumar-katulu-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094703/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/ravi-kumar-katulu-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18 |access-date=24 July 2017 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Ravi started weightlifting at the Veer Hanuman Club in [[Berhampur|Behrampur]]. He was originally a bodybuilder for seven years before he took up weightlifting. However, after his trainer Narayan Sahu's counsel he changed his attention towards weightlifting, which at last made him an outstanding performer. He took up weightlifting just three years before the 2010 [[Commonwealth Games]], and won with a record total of {{convert|321|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<br />
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Ravi won many State, National, and International awards in this short span of time. He won gold in [[Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships|2009 Commonwealth Championships]] held at [[Penang F.C.|Penang]].<br />
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Then in 2010, he won gold medal at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]. He lifted {{convert|147|kg|0|abbr=on}} in the [[Snatch (weightlifting)|Snatch]] and {{convert|175|kg|0|abbr=on}} in the [[Clean and Jerk]] for a total of {{convert|321|kg|0|abbr=on}} in the 69&nbsp;kg weightlifting category.<br />
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In 2011, he won bronze in [[2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]] at [[Tongling]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024081909/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Record-breaker-Ravi-Kumar-grabs-11th-gold-for-India/Article1-609235.aspx Record-breaker Ravi Kumar grabs 11th gold for India. 6 October 2010.]<br>Recently he was conferreed with the [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]] award by Smt. Pratibha Patil, the Hon'ble President of India. {{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref><br />
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Ravi finished 12th in the [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 69 kg|men’s 69 kg]] category at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]], with lifts of 135 kg in snatch and 172 kg in clean and jerk, totaling 307 kg.<br />
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He won a silver at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in the 69&nbsp;kg division. His lifts were 142&nbsp;kg in the snatch and 175 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_WLM077A01.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|language=es|access-date=2017-07-24|archive-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914175759/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_WLM077A01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He came in second to fellow Indian weightlifter [[Sathish Sivalingam]], who set a new Games Record to win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_WLM077A01.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A|last=|first=|date=|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|language=en|access-date=24 July 2017|archive-date=14 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914175759/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_WLM077A01.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He placed 10th in the men’s 77 kg category at the [[2014 Asian Games]] in [[Incheon]], recording lifts of 141 kg in the snatch and 172 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 313 kg.<br />
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On 5 November 2019, [[National Anti-Doping Agency (India)|National Anti-Doping Agency]] handed him a four-year ban after he tested positive for [[Ostarine]]. He has retired from professional weightlifting ever since his ban.<br />
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