SAHU KRUSHNA CHANDRA

Date of Birth : 1973-04-07
Gender : Male
Father : (Late Rama Chandra Sahu
Mother : Ratna Sahu
Address : Joura Street, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha, India. PIN- 760009.
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Education : Matriculate
Occupation : Working as head clerk in East Coast Railway since 2003. Earlier worked in Central Railway at Mumbai for 10 years.
Home Club : Bira Hanuman Club, Berhampur and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar
Coaching From : Elder brother Chandrasekhar Sahu and Sitakanta Pattnaik
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL


* Made a remarkable debut in Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, bagging both junior and senior gold medal in 56kg category at Puri in 1993.

* Won gold medals in Odisha State Weightlifting Championship for 16 years in a row since debut.

* Made debut in Junior National Weightlifting Championship at Lucknow in 1993.

* Won his first National medal with one silver and one bronze in the Junior National championship at Patiala in 1994.

* Won his first National gold medal by emerging champion in 59kg class of the Junior National Championship at Kolkata in 1996-97.

* Made Senior National debut in 1998-99 at Jamshedpur, where he won two silver and one bronze medals in the 62kg weight class.

* Played his Last Senior National Championship in 2007-08 at Bhubaneswar where he finished fourth in 69kg class.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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Won the Silver medal in Master-2 mens 83kg category of the National Masters Classic Powerlifting Championship, held in Rajam, Andhra Pradesh from 12-16 July 2023. He also created a National Record in squat and secured third position as best lifter in Master-2 category.
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* Participating in powerlifting competition for the first time, he won one silver and one bronze medal in the 75kg weight class of the 22nd State championship at Bhubaneswar in December, 2008.
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* Started lifting weights in 1992 as advised by elder brother Chandra Sekhar Sahu.
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* Earlier, played cricket as an all-rounder and participated in the district level tournaments.
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* Entered powerlifting after being advised by Hari Prasad Patnaik and Chitta Ranjan Swain in the year 2008.
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* Krushna is part of 10-member family, that includes elder brother Chandra Sekhar and seven sisters (Sashirekha, Sumitra, Sanju, Sajjan, Geeta, Pramita and Namita).

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