Vikas Thakur
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 14 November 1993 Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1] | (age 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | B.S. Medhwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National finals | 9 Time National champion ,india record holder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | Snatch 159kg, clean jerk 200 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vikas Thakur (born 14 November 1993) is an Indian
The Gold Coast.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: हिमाचल के वेटलिफ्टर विकास ठाकुर ने बर्मिंघम में भारत को दिलाया रजत, घर पर जश्न का माहौल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Vikas Thakur Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Vikas Thakur wins bronze in weightlifting at 2018 Commonwealth Games". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts". RNZ. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (2 August 2022). "Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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