Sathish Sivalingam

Sathish Sivalingam (born 23 June 1992) is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid athlete mentorship programme.

Sathish Sivalingam
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2015 to Shri S. Sathish Kumar for Weightlifting, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2015.
Personal information
Birth nameSatish Kumar Sivalingam[1]
NationalityIndian
Born (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2014)
Weight77 kg (170 lb) (2018)
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)77 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow77 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast77 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Apia77 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Penang77 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Pune77 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Gold Coast77 kg
Updated on 27 January 2022.

Early life

Sathish was born in Sathuvachari, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India to Sivalingam and Deivanai. His father Sivalingam an ex-serviceman who won gold medals at national level and now works as a security guard at VIT University, Vellore.[2] Sathish did his schooling in Government Higher Secondary School, Sathuvachari. He works as a clerk in Southern Railways Chennai.[3]

Career

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won gold medal in 77 kg category. He lifted 144 kg in snatch games record and 173 kg in clean and jerk.[4]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sivalingam won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg, 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.[5]

Sathish qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the Men's 77 kg category, where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters.[6]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Year Venue Event Total Result
2014 Glasgow 77 kg 328 Gold
2018 Gold Coast 77 kg 317 Gold

Commonwealth Championships

Year Venue Event Total Result
2012 Apia 77 kg 297 Gold
2013 Penang 77 kg 317 Gold
2015 Pune 77 kg 325 Gold
2017 Gold Coast 77 kg 320 Gold

See also

References
  1. "Athletes / Bios".
  2. "Vellore Lad Follows Dad's Lead, Keeps Up Pride of Family". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. "Winning CWG gold is life's turning point: Satish Kumar Sivalingam". Times of India. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam lands India's third gold medal". Times of India. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. "Glasgow 2014: Jack Oliver and Sarah Davies miss out on medals". BBC. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. "Rio Olympics 2016: Sathish Sivalingam finishes 11th, Indian weightlifters end campaign". First Post. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.


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