Ragala Venkat Rahul

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Ragala Venkat Rahul
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 26)
Stuartpuram, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2018)
Weight85 kg (187 lb) (2018)
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)85 kg
Coached byvijay
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  India
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing 77 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 85 kg
Competed as an  Independent Olympic Participants
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing 77 kg
Updated on 7 April 2018.

Ragala Venkat Rahul (born 16 March 1997) is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medal in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Early life[edit]

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

Career[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://telanganatoday.com/telugu-man-lifts-gold-at-commonwealth-games
  2. ↑ "Ragala Venkat Rahul bags silver in Youth Olympic Games". Deccan Chronicle. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "CWG 2018: Weightlifter RV Rahul wins fourth gold for India". Times of India. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

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