Kamal Bahadur Adhikari
 Adhikari at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Nepali | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1977 Gitanagar, Chitwan, Nepal[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
| Event | 69 kg | |||||||||||
| Club | Nepal Army Club | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Dinesh Bhujel Pradip Shrestha Rukesh Tandukar[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Kamal Bahadur Adhikari (Template:Lang-ne; born July 20, 1977) is a Nepalese weightlifter.[2] Adhikari represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category. He placed twenty-second in this event, as he lifted 114 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 154 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 268 kg.[3]
Adhikari took up weightlifting in 2000 and started competing while serving in the army. He studied at the Nepal Art College and coached a fellow weightlifter Manita Shrestha. At the 2018 Asian Games he served as the flag bearer for Nepal at the opening ceremony.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Kamal Bahadur Adhikari. asiangames2018.id
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamal Bahadur Adhikari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
External links
Media related to Kamal Bahadur Adhikari at Wikimedia Commons- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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