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Weightlifting · Tamil Nadu

Ekambaram Karunakaran

Ekambaram Karunakaran (also Karunagaran, born 6 June 1954) is an Indian former weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was the first Indian to win the gold medal in an international competition in weightlifting.

Profile details

Born
6 Jun 1954
Birthplace
Egattur
State listed
Tamil Nadu
Country
India
Sport
Weightlifting
Discipline
Strength
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

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Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·1980 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1980Competed at 1980 Summer Olympics

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Ekambaram Karunakaran (also Karunagaran, born 6 June 1954) is an Indian former weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was the first Indian to win the gold medal in an international competition in weightlifting.

Biography adapted from Ekambaram Karunakaran on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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