Weightlifting

Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 2020 in the 49kg class; world champion in 2017 in the 48kg class.

Achinta Sheuli (born 24 November 2001) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 73 kg weight class. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he set a Games record of 313 kg and won gold. He lifted 143 kg in snatch (Games Record & equal to his previous personal best) and 170 kg in clean & jerk.

Ajay Singh (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 81 kg weight class. He is a two-time Commonwealth Championships gold medalist. Singh lifted a total of 322 kg and also set a national record in Snatch round of 146 kg in 2021 Tashkent.

Anil Kumar Mondal (born 4 August 1951) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1972 by the Government of India.

Arun Murugesan is an Indian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Men's 62 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Badathala Adisekhar (born 14 April 1964) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

Bijay Kumar Satpathy (1951 or 1952 – 22 September 2025) was an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's Bantamweight event at 1982 Commonwealth Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in the year 1981–82 by the Government of India. He died at his residence in Berhampur, Odisha, on 22 September 2025, at the age of 73.

Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (born 27 January 1999) is an Indian weightlifter.

Chandra Sekhar Sahu is a former Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 75 kg event at the 1991 South Asian Games.

Chandrakant Mali is an Indian Weightlifter, who won bronze medal in the men's 94 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.

Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao (16 October 1916 – 6 August 1981) was an Indian weightlifter, bodybuilder, actor, sports administrator and coach. He won a bronze medal in the 1951 Asian Games in men's heavyweight (+90 kg) weightlifting. He represented India in the heavyweight (>90 kg) weightlifting events at both the 1948 London Olympics and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Daniel Pon Mony (born 12 August 1921) was an Indian weightlifter. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Deepak Lather (born 25 March 2000), is an Indian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the men's 69 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He is pursuing Business, India. He is the youngest person to hold an Indian national record in weightlifting.

Deven Govindasami (also Devan, born 5 May 1963) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 1985 and 1987 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.

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.

Erra Deexitha (born 25 September 1997) is an Indian weightlifter from Mahabubabad, Telangana, who competes in the 59 kg weight class.

Farman Basha (born 25 March 1974) is an Indian powerlifter. Basha represented India at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China.

Ganesh Mali (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. He lives at Kolhapur city in the Maharashtra state of India.

Geeta Rani (born 16 September 1981) is an Indian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the Women's +75 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She won three silver medals in the Asian Championship in 2004 and a bronze medal in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad.

Gurdeep Singh (born 1 October 1995) is an Indian weightlifter hailing from Khanna town of Punjab. He won the bronze medal in both Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at 2017 Gold Coast and 2021 Tashkent. In 2018, he broke the national record in the 105+ kg category at the National Weightlifting Championships, winning the gold medal in the process.

Gurunathań Muthuswamy (born 21 July 1963) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gururaja Poojary (born 15 August 1992), also known as P. Gururaja, is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal in 61 kg weight class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Gyaneshwari Yadav (born 8 March 2003) is an Indian weightlifter. In May 2026, she won a silver and bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar. In July 2026, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Harjinder Kaur (born 14 October 1996) is an Indian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the 69 kg at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal in the 71 kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Harshada Garud is a weightlifter from Maharashtra, India. At the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, she became the first Indian to win a gold medal in International Weightlifting Federation's World Juniors Weightlifting Championships.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga (born 26 October 2002) is an Indian weightlifter. He made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games, in the boys' 62 kg event at the 2018 edition. He also won gold in the men's 67 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where he lifted a combined total of 300 kg, setting a new Games record.

Jhilli Dalabehera (born 3 February 1999) is an Indian weightlifter from Odisha.

Jyoshna Sabar (born 25 October 2008) is an Indian weightlifter. She broke the Asian Youth Record at the 2024 Asian Youth Championships, lifting a total of 135 kg in the 40 kg category.

Kamineni Eswara Rao (26 August 1918 – 7 November 2007) was an Indian weightlifter from Andhra Pradesh. He was one of the early Olympians in the sport for India. Rao was born to Kamineni Pitchaiah, a farmer, and Seethama in Bhatlapenamarru village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh on 26 August 1918.

Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in 2000, and was India's only medal in the 2000 Olympics. In 1994, she received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, and the civilian Padma Shri award.

Kavita Dalal (born 20 September 1986) is an Indian professional wrestler who performed in the WWE, under the ring name Kavita Devi, on their developmental territory NXT between 2017 and 2021. Devi is the first female professional wrestler of Indian nationality to wrestle in WWE. Devi previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring names Kavita and Hard KD, most notably for Continental Wrestling Entertainment in India.

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (born 2 January 1994) is an Indian weightlifter. Born in Kakching Khunou, Kakching district, Manipur, she is a two time Commonwealth Games Champion. Chanu won the gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow and the 2018 Gold Coast events in the women's 48 kg and 53 kg weight category respectively.

Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian weightlifter. She is among the most decorated Indian sportswoman in weightlifting.

Lovepreet Singh (born 6 September 1997) is an Indian weightlifter. He won the silver medal at the 2021 Commonwealth Championships, a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. In 2017, he won bronze at the Asian Youth Championships and gold at the Junior Commonwealth Championships in the 105 kg category.

Meena Kumari (born 15 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter and Inspector in Punjabi Police, who placed fifth in the women's 58 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Mehar Chand Bhaskar is a former Indian national weight lifter. He has been awarded the Arjuna Award. He hails from Rajasthan and served in the Indian Army.

Minati Sethi (born 11 February 1990) is a former Indian weightlifter from Odisha. She competed in the 58 kg category and represented India at international competitions. She competed at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships.

Mohammed Zakir Asdullah (born 28 August 1980) is an Indian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Men's 77 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Laishram Monika Devi (born 1 March 1983) is an Indian weightlifter from Manipur who won the silver medal in the Women's 69 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Monika was originally part of the Indian squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's 68 kg category but had been dropped after the Weightlifting Federation stated that she had tested positive in a dope test. The Prime Minister's Office overruled this decision.

Namrata Purohit is an Indian weightlifter from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. She serves in the Indian Army.

Neelam Setti Laxmi (born 5 March 1973) is an Indian female weightlifter, who has competed in the 69 kg category and represented India at international competitions. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. She won two silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Ngangbam Soniya Chanu (born 15 February 1980) is an Indian Woman Weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the Women's 48 kg category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is from Imphal West district of Manipur state of India.

Omkar Shekhar Otari (born 16 December 1987) is an Indian Weightlifter, who won Bronze medal in the men's 69 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland. He hails from Kolhapur. He also participated at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 62 kg event.

Pardeep Singh is an Indian weightlifter from Jalandhar, Punjab who won silver medal in the men's 105 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Parvesh Chander Sharma is an Indian weightlifter from Punjab. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, he won two gold medals in the Men's Featherweight – Clean and Jerk, Men's Featherweight – Overall and one silver medal in Men's Featherweight-Snatch.

Ponnuswamy Rangaswamy (born 13 August 1964) is an Indian weightlifter. He won three gold medals in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the bantamweight category. He represented India in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Popy Hazarika (born 8 December 1998) is an Indian weightlifter. She won a Silver medal at 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. In July 2022 she placed Seventh in the women's 59 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Prasmita Mangaraj (born (1977-07-04)4 July 1977) is an Indian former weightlifter from Odisha, who competed in the 58 kg category and represented India at international competitions. She competed at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.

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