Gururaja Poojary was born on the 15th of August in year 1992 and presently his age is 30 years old as of 2022, know his biography, best record
Gururaja Poojary is a famous Weightlifter, also well known as P. Gururaja. Gururaja Poojary is a professional Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men’s 56 kg weight class at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 at the Gold Coast, Australia and bronze at the CWG 2022.
Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary Life Biography, Age, Family, Best Record, State, Twitter And Commonwealth Games 2022 Bronze Medal
2nd Medal for India , It's a Bronze..!!
Gururaja Poojary bags the second medal with personal best lift of 269kg in the men's 61kg category
Gururaja lift 118Kg in Snatch and Personal Best lift of 151kg in Clean & Jerk to narrowly win bronze over Canadian
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) July 30, 2022
Team India wins its second Medal. Congratulations Gururaja Poojary on winning the 🥉 in weightlifting 🏋️♀️ in the 61 KG category. #Ekindiateamindia #B2022 pic.twitter.com/SIWhkyINyQ
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 30, 2022
Gururaja Poojary’s Education, Achievements, And Family
Gururaja Poojary’s height is 5 feet 10 inches and his weight is approximately 57 kgs as of 2022. Gururaja studied at SDM College, Ujire, Karnataka, India. From local appearances to the district, state, and national level Gururaja has achieved several allocades and medal for his outstanding performances but majorly he has clinched a medal at the international level in the commonwealth games Birmingham 2022.
Gururaja Poojary’s career as a weightlifter has been quite decorated with numerous achievements. He has contested and won at 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2016 Penang Championships, 2021 Tashkent Championships, and many more.
Gururaja made it two out of two for India in weightlifting as he achieved a bronze medal in the men’s 61kg category final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 on Saturday, 30.7.22.
Poojary successfully pulled off a combined lift of 269kg, (118kg in snatch and 151kg in clean and jerk) to make sure India’s second medal of the Games. Just after a fellow weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar opened India’s medal account at the CWG 2022 clinching a silver medal, Gururaja Poojary added to India’s stunning show at CWG weightlifting events increasing its medal tally to 127.
Several officials have congratulated and appreciated Poojary for his performance and amazing skills, The president of India to several news channels has given warm wishes to him.
Gururaja Poojary’s father’s name is Mahabala Pujari. who is a truck driver and there are total eight members in his family with a total of six children.
Weight: 56 kg (123 lb) (2018)
Born: 15 August 1992 (age 29); Vandse
Sport: Weightlifting