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{{short description|Indian powerlifter}}
{{for|the Indian actor|Rohan Shah}}
{{Orphan|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Rohan Shah
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| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Powerlifting]], [[strength athletics]]
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| coach = Surisetti Kumar<ref name=dainikjagran/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|03|df=y}}<ref name=dainikjagran>{{cite news|last=Joshi |first=Abhishek |title=Chhattisgarh powerlifter Rohan Shah lifting India's pride |url=https://english.dainikjagranmpcg.com/sports/chhattisgarh-powerlifter-rohan-shah-lifting-india%E2%80%99s-pride/article-12713 |website=[[Dainik Jagran]] MP-CG |date=February 8, 2026}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], India
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{{MedalSport |[[Powerlifting]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition |World Cup Powerlifting Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Kyiv | 90 kg – [[Deadlift]]}}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Kyiv | 90 kg – [[Bench press]]}}
{{MedalSport |Strength athletics}}
{{MedalCompetition |World Strength Lifting Championship}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 [[Thailand]] |}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 [[Kyrgyzstan]] |}}
{{MedalSilver | 2024 [[Kazakhstan]] |}}
{{MedalBronze | 2024 [[Kazakhstan]] |}}
{{MedalGold | 2025 [[Thailand]] |}}
{{MedalSilver | 2025 [[Thailand]] |}}
{{MedalCompetition |International Strength Lifting Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 [[Kathmandu]] |}}
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'''Rohan Shah''' (born 3 October 1991) is an Indian [[powerlifter]] and [[strength athlete]] from [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]].<ref name=IndiaNews>{{cite news |last1=Bansal |first1=Rachna |title=भारत की शान में आज Athlete Rohan Shah Exclusive |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhwMbHsSyQs |publisher=[[India News]] |date=May 18, 2024}}</ref><ref name=bhaskarhindi/>

He represented India and won two gold medals at the World Cup Powerlifting Championship held in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], in 2020,<ref name=Bhaskar/> and one gold medal at the International Strength Lifting Championship held in [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]], in 2023. He also won four silver medals at the World Strength Lifting Championship held in [[Thailand]] in 2019, [[Kazakhstan]] in 2024 and [[Thailand]] in 2025, and three bronze medals at the same championship held in [[Kyrgyzstan]] in 2022 and [[Kazakhstan]] in 2024.<ref name=bhaskarhindi>{{cite news |title=“पावरलिफ्टिंग में रोज़ की तैयारी ही असली ताकत है”: रोहन शाह |url=https://www.bhaskarhindi.com/sports/in-powerlifting-daily-preparation-is-the-key-rohan-shah-1237035 |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=January 9, 2026 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref name=IndiaNews/><ref name="news24"/><ref name=etv/>

== Early life ==
He hails from [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]], [[Chhattisgarh]]. His father, Rajesh Shah, represented the [[Indian Railways]] in [[badminton]]. He was coached by Surisetti Kumar.<ref name=dainikjagran/><ref name=naidunia/>

== Career ==
=== Powerlifting ===
In 2019, Shah competed at the 8th World Strength Lifting Championship in [[Thailand]], where he won two silver medals.<ref name="news24">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Jyoti |title=दुनिया में भारत का परचम लहराया, Indian Athlete Rohan Shah |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88fy80JmuLs&t=252s |publisher=[[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News 24]] |date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> In 2020, he represented India at the World Cup Powerlifting Championship in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], winning gold medals in the [[deadlift]] and [[bench press]] events in the 90 kg weight category.<ref name=Bhaskar>{{cite news |title=रोहन शाह ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय वेटलिफ्टिंग में स्वर्ण पदक जीता |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/news/chhattisgarh-news-rohan-shah-won-gold-medal-in-international-weightlifting-064140-6834263.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

In February 2020, he earned a silver medal at the Chhattisgarh State Strength Lifting Championship in [[Balod]], where the [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] team placed first overall with 24 total medals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Namdev |first1=Kranti |title=राज्य स्तरीय स्ट्रेंथ लिफ्टिंग में 18 गोल्ड जीत बिलासपुर बनी ओवर ऑल चैम्पियन |url=https://www.patrika.com/bilaspur-news/bilaspur-wins-over-all-18-champions-in-state-level-stethlifting-5819602 |publisher=[[Patrika.com|Patrika]] |date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>

In September 2022, Shah competed at the 9th World Strength Lifting Championship in [[Kyrgyzstan]] in the senior 105 kg weight category. He won two bronze medals, lifting a total of 407.5 kg in the strength lifting event and 175 kg in the incline bench press event.<ref name=etv>{{cite news |title=बिलासपुर के वेट लिफ्टर ने किर्गिस्तान में जीता कांस्य पदक |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/chhattisgarh/city/bilaspur/bilaspur-weight-lifter-rohan-shah-won-bronze-medal-in-kyrgyzstan/ct20220914224404719719676 |publisher=[[ETV Bharat News|ETV Bharat]] |date=September 14, 2022 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=naidunia>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Yogeshwar |title=बिलासपुर के रोहन शाह ने पेस चैम्पियनशिप में कांस्य पदक जीता |url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/bilaspur-rohan-shah-of-bilaspur-won-bronze-medal-in-pace-championship-7811354 |publisher=[[Jagran Prakashan|Nai Dunia]] |date=September 14, 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Rohan Shah won a gold medal at an International Strength Lifting Championship held in [[Nepal]].<ref name=IndiaNews/> Later that year, in December 2023, he won two silver medals at the 10th World Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship, held at the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]] in [[Hyderabad]], India.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Rohan Shah Wins Two Silver Medals At 10th World Strength Lifting And Incline Bench Press Championship 2023 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/other-sports/indias-rohan-shah-wins-two-silver-medals-at-10th-world-strength-lifting-and-incline-bench-press-championship-2023-2704433.html |publisher=[[Zee News]] |date=December 30, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, Shah competed in the 11th World Strength Lifting Championship in [[Kazakhstan]], where he won one silver medal and one bronze medal.<ref name=bhaskarhindi/> In 2025, he competed in the 12th World Strength Lifting Championship held in [[Thailand]], winning one gold medal and one silver medal.<ref name=bhaskarhindi/>

=== Athletics ===
In 2021, Shah competed domestically at the 3rd National [[Masters athletics|Masters Athletics]] Championship in [[Varanasi]], India, where he won a bronze medal in the shot put event.<ref name=bhaskarhindi/>

== Other activities ==
Shah delivered a [[TEDx talk]] in 2024 titled "Let Ambition to Way Yourself" at [[Lingaya's Lalita Devi Institute of Management & Sciences]], where he discussed career transitions and pursuing passion in sports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Let Ambition to Way Yourself |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZ1MG6pnUk |publisher=[[TedX]] |date=April 9, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TedX Speakers |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/53762 |publisher=TEDxLLDIMS |date=November 22, 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Sports|India}}
* [[List of people from Chhattisgarh]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian powerlifters]]
[[Category:Indian male weightlifters]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:People from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Athletes from Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:1991 births]]

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