Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy

Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1964-08-13) 13 August 1964
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 3 0 0
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandBantamweight total
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandBantamweight snatch
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandBantamweight clean & jerk

Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (born 13 August 1964) is an Indian weightlifter. He won three gold medals in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the bantamweight category.[1][2][3]

He represented India in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4][5][6] In the Olympic competition at Barcelona, he lifted 102.5 kg (226 lb) in snatch and 127.5 kg (281 lb) in clean and jerk for a total of 230 kg (510 lb).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 1990". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Indian weight-lifters bag 27 medals". India Today. 15 December 1990. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "India at Olympics: History of Weightlifting in the Games". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy". Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bantamweight (≤56 kg), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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