RAVI KUMAR K

Date of Birth : 1988-04-24
Gender : Male
Father :
Mother : K Suryakanta
Address : Dalua Street, Near Mukteswar Temple Road, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha, India. PIN: 760001.
Present Address :
Education : Studied at City High School, Berhampur and Berhampur University, Bhanja Vihar, Berhampur.
Occupation : Serving as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Odisha since June 2, 2016
Home Club :
Coaching From : Sita Prasad Patnaik
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GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

25-Mar-2011
* Won the gold medal in the 77kg class, lifting a total of 306kg (138+168) in the Senior National Championship at Bangalore on March 25, 2011.
01-Dec-2008
* Won silver medal in the Senior National Championship at Bhubaneswar in December 2008.
06-Oct-2010
* Won the Gold medal in 69kg class of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on 6 October 2010.
26-Feb-2019
* Won the gold medal with new National Records both in snatch (150kg) and clean & jerk (192kg) for a total of 342kg in 89kg class of the 71st Men Senior National Championship at Railway Indoor Sports Enclave, Visakhapatnam on 26 Feb, 2019.
21-Jan-2018
* Won the bronze medal with a total lift of 323kg (Snatch 146+C&J 177) in 85kg class of the 70th Men Senior National Championship, held at Mangalore, Karnataka from 21-25 Jan, 2018.
28-Mar-2014
* Bagged three silver medals in the 77kg category, lifting 141kg in snatch, 175kg in clean and jerk for a total lift of 316 kgs in the 66th Senior Men National Weightlifting Championships, held at the District Sports Complex in Nagpur from March 28 to April 1. 2014.
19-Sep-2014
Finished 10th in men`s 77kg category, lifting 141kg in snatch and 172kg in clean and jerk for a total of 313kg in the 17th Asian Games, held at Incheon (Republic of Korea) from Sept 19 to Oct 4, 2014.
27-Jul-2014
* Won a silver medal in men`s 77kg weight class, lifting 142kg in snatch and 175kg in clean and jerk for a total of 317kg in the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (Scotland) on July 27, 2014.
31-Jul-2012
* Finished sixth in Group B and 15th overall, lifting 136kg in snatch and 167kg in clean and jerk for a total of 303kg in men`s 69kg category of the London Olympics on July 31, 2012.
15-Nov-2010
* Bagged three bronze medals in the 69kg class of the Senior Asian Weightlifting Championship at Tongling City, China on April 15, 2011, lifting a total of 306kg, including 139kg in snatch and 167kg in clean and jerk.* Finished fifth in 69kg class of the 16th Asian Games at Guangzhou, China, lifting a total of 311kg (Snatch 147kg, clean and jerk 170kg) on November 15, 2010.
22-Oct-2009
* Bagged three gold medals in 69kg senior category of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship at Penang in Malaysia on Oct 22, 2009, lifting 135kg in snatch, 170kg in clean & jerk for a total of 305kg.
01-Nov-2007
* Won a silver medal in the 20th Asian Junior Weightlifting Championship at Jordan in November 2007.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* He was conferred with the Biju Patnaik Sportsperson of the Year Award for 2011 by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on August 29, 2014. The award carried a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.
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* Receive the 17th Ekalabya Award for the year 2009-10 on April 11, 2010.
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* On 5 November 2019, National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) handed him a four-year ban after he tested positive for Ostarine.
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* On 17 June 2019, National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) provisionally suspended him for anti-doping rule violation.
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* On June 2, 2016, Odisha government appointed him as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) under direct recruitment of sportspersons scheme. He became the first sportsperson in the state to get a job in Group-A category.
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* He was out of action after injuring both the knees during 2014 Asian Games and returned to training in April 2016.
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* Took to weightlifting just three years before 2010 Commonwealth Games.
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* His father passed away in the year 2004.
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* Started as Bodybuilder at Veer Hanuman Byayam Kendra in Berhampur.

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