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Weightlifting in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyIndian Weightlifting Federation
National teamIndia

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.[1] In 1992, she participated in the Asian championship which took place in Thailand and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three Bronze medals in the world championship.

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category, while Mirabai Chanu took the silver in the same event. In the men's 56 kg category, Sukhen Dey won gold and Ganesh Mali won bronze and Sathish Sivalingam won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328 kg. His lift of 149 kg in the snatch, set a new games record. Affin Varghese won the gold medal in the 57 kg category, with 114 kg snatch, and 130 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 298 kg. His lift of 139 kg in the snatch, set a new state record in the junior category.

The headquarters of the Indian Weightlifting Federation is in New Delhi. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (Delhi) and is also a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (Tehran) and International Weightlifting Federation (Budapest). The present General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Mr. Sahdev Yadav.

The International Weightlifting Federation banned the Indian Weightlifting Federation from participating in all international competitions for one year, as three Indian women weightlifters—S Sunaina, Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari, were accused of doping offences in various international competitions in a single year.

Medal table

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As of 2024
Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
World Championships 8 28 15 51
Asian Games 0 5 9 14
Commonwealth Games 46 51 36 133
Total 54 85 61 199

Olympics record

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YearEventPlayerResult
2000
Women's 69 kg Karnam Malleswari 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 53 kg Sanamacha Chanu 6th
2004
Women's 48 kg Kunjarani Devi 4th
2012
Women's 48 kg Ngangbam Soniya Chanu 7th
2020
Women's 49 kg Mirabai Chanu 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024
Women's 49 kg Mirabai Chanu 4th

National award recipients

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Year Recipient Award Gender
1994–1995 Karnam Malleswari Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
1995–1996 Nameirakpam Kunjarani Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
2018 Mirabai Chanu Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
1961 A. N. Ghosh Arjuna AwardMale
1962 L. K. Dass Arjuna AwardMale
1963 Kamineni Eswara Rao Arjuna AwardMale
1965 Balbir Singh Bhatia Arjuna AwardMale
1966 Mohon Lal Ghosh Arjuna AwardMale
1967 Savarimuthu John Cabriel Arjuna AwardMale
1970 Arun Kumar Dass Arjuna AwardMale
1971 Shyamlal Salwan Arjuna AwardMale
1972 Anil Mondal Arjuna AwardMale
1974 S. Vellaiswamy Arjuna AwardMale
1975 Dalbir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1976 K. Balamuruganandam Arjuna AwardMale
1977–1978 M. T. Selvan Arjuna AwardMale
1978–1979 Ekambaram Karunakaran Arjuna AwardMale
1981 Bijay Kumar Satpathy Arjuna AwardMale
1982 Tara Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1983 Vispy K. Daroga Arjuna AwardMale
1985 Mehar Chand Bhaskar Arjuna AwardMale
1986 Jagmohan Sapra Arjuna AwardMale
1987 G. Devan Arjuna AwardMale
1989 Jyotsna Dutta Arjuna AwardFemale
1990 R. Chandra Arjuna AwardMale
1990 Kunjarani Devi Arjuna AwardFemale
1991 Chhaya Adak Arjuna AwardFemale
1993 Bharati Singh Arjuna AwardFemale
1994 Karnam Malleswari Arjuna AwardMale
1997 N. Laxmi Arjuna AwardFemale
1997 Paramjit Sharma Arjuna AwardMale
1998 Satheesha Rai Arjuna AwardMale
1999 Dalbir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2000 Sanamacha Chanu Arjuna AwardFemale
2002 Thandava Murthy Muthu Arjuna AwardMale
2006 Geeta Rani Arjuna AwardFemale
2011 Katulu Ravi Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2012 Ngangbam Soniya Chanu Arjuna AwardFemale
2014 Renu Bala Chanu Arjuna AwardFemale
2015 Sathish Sivalingam Arjuna AwardMale
2022 Vikas Thakur Arjuna AwardMale
2010 Anita Chanu Dhyan Chand AwardFemale
1996 Pal Singh Sandhu Dronacharya AwardMale
1999 Ajay Kumar Sirohi Dronacharya AwardMale
2000 Hansa Sharma Dronacharya AwardFemale
2018 Vijay Sharma Dronacharya AwardMale

References

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  1. ↑ Time (27 December 2000). "'I Did What I Could For My Country'". Archived from the original on 18 November 2011.
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