Katulu Ravi Kumar

Katulu Ravi Kumar (born 24 April 1988) is an Indian weightlifter from Odisha. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's 69 kg (152 lb) weightlifting category.[1]

Katulu Ravi Kumar

Katulu Ravi Kumar at the 2012 London Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Katulu Ravi Kumar
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 Berhampur, Odisha, India
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  India Men's weightlifting Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 69 kg 2014 Glasgow 77 kg

K. Ravi Kumar hails from Berhampur in Odisha. He started weightlifting at the Veer Hanuman Club in the city. K. Ravi Kumar was originally a bodybuilder for 7 years before he took up weightlifting. However, after his trainer Narayan Sahu's counsel he changed his attention towards weightlifting, which at last made him an outstanding performer. He took up weightlifting just three years before the 2010 Commonwealth games, and won with a record total of 321 kg (708 lb).

K. Ravi Kumar won many State, National, and International awards in this short span of time. He won 3 gold medals in 2009 Commonwealth Games held at Penang, Malaysia. Then in 2010, he won 3 gold medals at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. He lifted 147 kg (324 lb) in the Snatch and 175 kg (386 lb) in the Clean and Jerk for a total of 321 kg (708 lb) in the 69 kg weightlifting category. In 2011, he won 3 bronze medals in senior weightlifting championship at Tongling, China. He also won 3 gold medals in senior weightlifting championship held at Bangalore. K. Ravi Kumar now works with Indian Army.[2]

He competed for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[3] and won a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg division. His lifts were 142 kg in the snatch and 17h kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317 kg.[4] He came in second to fellow Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam, who set a new Games record to win.[5]