Rajendra Prasad (born 17 January 1968 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) is a retired

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from

. He competed in the

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(48 kg) division during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was ranked as high as 7th. In 1992, the Indian government gave him Arjuna Award for his achievements in international boxing. He represented India at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain, where he defeated

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by 12-6 in first round. In the second round lost to bronze medalist

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of the

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. He also participated at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championship. He is currently President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Amateur Boxing Federation and Joint Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Olympics Association. He is married to Malini Prasad and they have two sons, Rahul Prasad and Rohit Prasad.

Awards and recognition

* In 1992, Rajendra received the Arjuna Award, which is presented every year by the

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to recognize outstanding achievements in national sports in India. * Ranked 7th in International Boxing Association(AIBA) in 1992. * Ranked 5th at Men's 1993

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were held in Tampere, Finland

Olympic results

*Defeated

(Poland) 12-6 *lost to

(Philippines) 6-15

References

External links

* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/OlympicGames1992.html Results * Arjuna Award
Rajendra Prasad at Sports Reference
* http://www.the-sports.org/rajendra-prasad-amateur-boxing-spf219047.html * http://www.the-sports.org/amateur-boxing-world-men-s-boxing-championships-results-1993-men-epm36661.html#162419 * http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianChampionships1992.html * http://www.the-sports.org/rajendra-prasad-amateur-boxing-spf219047.html 1968 births Living people Indian male boxers Boxers from Chhattisgarh Olympic boxers for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in boxing Light-flyweight boxers {{India-boxing-bio-stub