Katulu Ravi Kumar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian Weightlifter; Gold Medalist in Commonwealth games
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Place of Birth: Berhampur, Odisha, India
About Katulu Ravi Kumar
- Katulu Ravi Kumar (born 24 April 1988) is an Indian weightlifter from Odisha.
- At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 69 kg (152 lb) weightlifting category.K.
- Ravi Kumar hails from Berhampur in Odisha.
- He started weightlifting at the Veer Hanuman Club in the city.
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- Ravi Kumar was originally a bodybuilder for 7 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 321 kg (708 lb). K.
- Ravi Kumar won many State, National, and International awards in this short span of time.
- He won 3 gold medals in 2009 Commonwealth Games held at Penang, Malaysia.
- Then in 2010, he won 3 gold medals at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games.
- He lifted 147 kg (324 lb) in the Snatch and 175 kg (386 lb) in the Clean and Jerk for a total of 321 kg (708 lb) in the 69 kg weightlifting category.
- In 2011, he won 3 bronze medals in senior weightlifting championship at Tongling, China.
- He also won 3 gold medals in senior weightlifting championship held at Bangalore.
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- Ravi Kumar now works with Indian Army.He competed for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg division.
- His lifts were 142 kg in the snatch and 17h kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317 kg.
- He came in second to fellow Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam, who set a new Games record to win.
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