RAO P DHARMA

Date of Birth : 1970-03-24
Gender : Male
Father : P Appa Rao
Mother : Draupadi Debi
Address : Ganesh Street, Chatrapur, Ganjam, Odisha, India
Present Address : Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Education : Arts Graduate with Honours
Occupation : Serving as Weightlifting Coach in the Department of Sports & Youth Services since 1996. Now posted at Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar. He is supposed to retire on 31st March, 2030.
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL


* His pupils have bagged 12 International (5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze), 70 National (21 gold, 21 silver, 29 bronze) and 63 State (43 gold, 14 silver, 6 bronze) level medals till date.

* Among his pupils, Arun Santa created New National Record, while Pramila Krisani, Elimpha Jena, Arjun Sahu, Anup Deo Toppo, Ramesh Majhi and Harish Chandra Pradhani have established New State Records.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* His other successful puplils include national and international medalists Jhilli Dalabehera and Subhasmita Mohanty.
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* Created the foundation for weightlifting in Koraput and Kalahandi.
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* Also imparted coaching in powerlifting and helped powerlifters win 21 gold medals in state level competitions.
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* Among his powerlifting students, Pratima Gohir and Nayak Miniaka bagged Strongwoman and Strongman title respectively in 2001.
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* Started his sports career as a bodybuilder and won state-level honours before switching over to weightlifting.
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* He was coach of the Odisha women squad that emerged overall runners-up at the Senior National Weightlifting Championship in Bangalore either in 1996 or in 1999.
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* Received the Biju Patnaik Award for `Excellence in Coaching’ and a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the National Sports Day in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2016.
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* As weightlifter, represented Odisha in National championships.

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