Laxmi Kanta Das (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

and the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. He was conferred with the

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

in the year 1962 by the Government of India.

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* 1938 births Living people Indian male weightlifters Sportspeople from Kolkata Weightlifters from West Bengal Olympic weightlifters for India Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{India-weightlifting-bio-stub