SAHU CHANDRA SEKHAR (Weightlifting, Odisha, Maharashtra, Railways)


Gender : Male
Father : Late Rama Chandra Sahu)
Mother : Ratna Sahu
Address : Joura Street, Berhampur, Ganjam, Odisha, India. PIN- 760009.
Present Address : Rail Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Education : Plus-Two (Studied at Municipal High School and Khalikote College, Berhampur).
Occupation : Working in East Coast Railway since 1987. Earlier worked in Central Railway at Mumbai.
Home Club : Bira Hanuman Club, Berhampur and Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar
Coaching From : Father Rama Chandra Sahu and Kanhu Charan Mohanty.
Team Represented : Odisha, Maharashtra, Railways, India
Major Achievements :
Description :

GALLERY

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL


* Won medals for Odisha, Maharashra and Indian Railways in National Weightlifting Championships.
22-Dec-1991
* Bagged gold medal in 75kg category, lifting 127.5kg in snatch, 162.5kg in clean & jerk for a total of 290kg at the 5th SAF Games, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 22-31 December 1991,

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* He is also a Category-A National weightlifting referee and a freeklance coach.
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* As a coach he groomed many national level medallists, including his younger brother and son.
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* Lost his father in 1984.
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* His father was a weightlifter, who won medals in State championships and represented Odisha in National championships.
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* His father was a weightlifter, who won medals in State championships and represented Odisha in National championships.
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* Chandra Sekhar is part of 10-member family, that includes younger brother Krushna and seven sisters (Sashirekha, Sumitra, Sanju, Sajjan, Geeta, Pramita and Namita).

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