_won_the_gold_medal_in_56_kg_Men%E2%80%99s_weightlifting,_at_12th_South_Asian_Games-2016,_in_Dispur,_Guwahati_on_February_06,_2016.jpg) Guru Raja (India) won the gold medal in 56 kg Men’s weightlifting, at 12th South Asian Games-2016, in Dispur, Guwahati on February 06, 2016. | ||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | P. Gururaja | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1992 Kundapur, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | SDM College, Ujire | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2018) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) (2018) | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  India | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 56 kg | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gururaja Poojary[1] (born 15 August 1992), also known as P. Gururaja,[2] is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
References
- ↑ "Gururaja hungry for greater things". The Hindu. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ↑ G, Sandip (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal will improve my family's living standard, says P Gururaja". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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