Sathish Sivalingam
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
23 June 1992 Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2014) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) (2014) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 India | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 77 kg | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 28 July 2014. | |||||||||||||
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Sathish Sivalingam (born 23 June 1992) is an Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
Early life
Sathish 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 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sivalingam won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, 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.[4]
Sathish qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the Men's 77 kg category, where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters. [5]
References
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's 77kg Group A". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ "Vellore Lad Follows Dad’s Lead, Keeps Up Pride of Family". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Winning CWG gold is life's turning point: Satish Kumar Sivalingam". Times of India. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Jack Oliver and Sarah Davies miss out on medals". BBC. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Sathish Sivalingam finishes 11th, Indian weightlifters end campaign". First Post. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.