Ravi Kumar Katulu (also Katulu Ravi Kumar, born 24 April 1988) is an Indian weightlifter from

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. At the

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, he won a gold medal in the Men's weightlifting category. K. Ravi Kumar hails from

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. He started weightlifting at the Veer Hanuman Club in the city. K. Ravi Kumar was originally a bodybuilder for 7 years before he took up weightlifting. However, after his trainer Narayan Sahu's counsel he changed his attention towards weightlifting, which at last made him an outstanding performer. He took up weightlifting just three years before the 2010

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, and won with a record total of . K. Ravi Kumar won many State, National, and International awards in this short span of time. He won 3 gold medals in 2009

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held at Penang,

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. Then in 2010, he won 3 gold medals at the New Delhi Commonwealth Games. He lifted in the Snatch and in the Clean and Jerk for a total of in the 69 kg weightlifting category. In 2011, he won 3 bronze medals in senior weightlifting championship at Tongling, China. He also won 3 gold medals in senior weightlifting championship held at Bangalore. K. Ravi Kumar now works with

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. He competed for India at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won a silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the 69 kg division. His lifts were 142 kg in the snatch and 17h kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317 kg. He came in second to fellow Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam, who set a new Games record to win.

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