Rahelu was born on 22 July 1973 in Mehsampur village, Jalandhar district, Punjab, in a poor Kashyap rajput family.[2] He is the youngest of five siblings, with two older brothers and two older sisters.[3] His father, Rattan Singh, worked as a bandmaster, and his mother Gurdial Kaur was a maid. Rahelu has infantile paralysis. He contracted polio when he was eight months old. He is married to Jaswinder Kaur and has two daughters named Ridhima and Ravneet.[4]
Powerliftingedit
After finishing higher secondary education, Rahelu chose not to continue his education further. He decided to pursue powerlifting following encouragement from his friend Surinder Singh Rana, who himself is a powerlifter. Captain Piara Singh VSM(Vashisht Seva Medalist) was his coach in 1996.[3] He lifted 70 kg on his first bench press attempt and within six months he was able to lift 115 kg. He won his first ever title in powerlifting in 1997 at the Punjab Open Meet. In August 1998, he won National Powerlifting Championship held at Chhindwada in Madhya Pradesh.[5]
Rahelu competed in the 56 kg category at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. He finished fourth in the final standings after lifting a total weight of 157.5 kg. However, this position was later upgraded to a third-place after Syrian lifter Youseff Younes Cheikh, bronze medallist of the event, was disqualified due to doping.[6] In doing so, he won the first ever medal for India in the powerlifting event of the Paralympics. In 2006, he was conferred by the President of India the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award.
Rahelu was one of the two Indian competitors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He participated in the powerlifting event. He managed to lift a total load of 170 kg putting him at position fifth, behind Polish Mariusz Tomczyk, out of thirteen contenders in the final. Rahelu won silver in 2014 Commonwealth Games, with a total lift of 185 kg.[7]
Occupationedit
Working as Weightlifitng (Para Powerlifting) Coach in Sports Authority of India at NSWC Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
^Agnihotri Chaba, Anju (22 August 2012). "Challenging disability, and winning". The Indian Express. Jalandhar. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^Agnihotri Chaba, Anju (28 August 2012). "Punjab's only paralympian left to fend for self; denied aid, leave". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^ abChandel, Himani (11 October 2010). "Rajinder Rahelu Wheeling his way to success". The Tribune. New Delhi. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
^. indianpowerliftingfederation.org. Indian Powerlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^. The Hindu. Bangalore. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
^"Commonwealth Games 2014: Rajinder Rahelu Wins Silver in Powerlifting, Sakina Khatun Gets Bronze". NDTV. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
External linksedit
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February 17, 2024
rajinder, singh, rahelu, born, july, 1973, indian, paralympic, powerlifter, bronze, medal, 2004, summer, paralympics, category, represented, india, 2008, summer, paralympics, beijing, finishing, fifth, final, standings, arjuna, award, recipient, rahelu, repres. Rajinder Singh Rahelu born 22 July 1973 is an Indian Paralympic powerlifter He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the 56 kg category He represented India at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing finishing fifth in the final standings Arjuna Award recipient Rahelu represented India at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London United Kingdom he failed in all his three attempts at 175 kilograms 386 lb 1 Rajinder Singh RaheluRajinder Singh Rahelu at New Delhi World Book Fair 2019Personal informationNationalityIndianBorn 1973 07 22 22 July 1973 age 50 Mehsampur Jalandhar districtHeight1 50 m 4 ft 11 in SportCountry IndiaSportParalympic powerliftingCoached byVijay B Munishwar national coach Medal record PowerliftingParalympic Games2004 Athens Men s 56 kgIWAS World Games2007 Taipei Men s 56 kgAsian Bench Press Championship2002 New Delhi Men s 56 kgCommonwealth Games2014 Glasgow Men s Heavyweight from 72 1 kg Contents 1 Personal life 2 Powerlifting 3 Occupation 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editRahelu was born on 22 July 1973 in Mehsampur village Jalandhar district Punjab in a poor Kashyap rajput family 2 He is the youngest of five siblings with two older brothers and two older sisters 3 His father Rattan Singh worked as a bandmaster and his mother Gurdial Kaur was a maid Rahelu has infantile paralysis He contracted polio when he was eight months old He is married to Jaswinder Kaur and has two daughters named Ridhima and Ravneet 4 Powerlifting editAfter finishing higher secondary education Rahelu chose not to continue his education further He decided to pursue powerlifting following encouragement from his friend Surinder Singh Rana who himself is a powerlifter Captain Piara Singh VSM Vashisht Seva Medalist was his coach in 1996 3 He lifted 70 kg on his first bench press attempt and within six months he was able to lift 115 kg He won his first ever title in powerlifting in 1997 at the Punjab Open Meet In August 1998 he won National Powerlifting Championship held at Chhindwada in Madhya Pradesh 5 Rahelu competed in the 56 kg category at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens Greece He finished fourth in the final standings after lifting a total weight of 157 5 kg However this position was later upgraded to a third place after Syrian lifter Youseff Younes Cheikh bronze medallist of the event was disqualified due to doping 6 In doing so he won the first ever medal for India in the powerlifting event of the Paralympics In 2006 he was conferred by the President of India the Arjuna Award India s second highest sporting award Rahelu was one of the two Indian competitors at the 2008 Summer Paralympics He participated in the powerlifting event He managed to lift a total load of 170 kg putting him at position fifth behind Polish Mariusz Tomczyk out of thirteen contenders in the final Rahelu won silver in 2014 Commonwealth Games with a total lift of 185 kg 7 Occupation editWorking as Weightlifitng Para Powerlifting Coach in Sports Authority of India at NSWC Gandhinagar Gujarat See also edit nbsp Sports portalIndia at the ParalympicsReferences edit Agnihotri Chaba Anju 22 August 2012 Challenging disability and winning The Indian Express Jalandhar Retrieved 30 August 2012 Agnihotri Chaba Anju 28 August 2012 Punjab s only paralympian left to fend for self denied aid leave The Indian Express Retrieved 28 August 2012 a b Chandel Himani 11 October 2010 Rajinder Rahelu Wheeling his way to success The Tribune New Delhi Retrieved 29 August 2012 Powerlifting India Singh Rahelu Rajinder ipc infostradasports com International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 23 February 2018 Retrieved 31 August 2012 Senior National Powerlifting Championship held since 1975 under the authority of Indian P L Federation indianpowerliftingfederation org Indian Powerlifting Federation Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2012 Rajinder Singh wins bronze The Hindu Bangalore 1 October 2004 Archived from the original on 31 October 2004 Retrieved 27 August 2012 Commonwealth Games 2014 Rajinder Rahelu Wins Silver in Powerlifting Sakina Khatun Gets Bronze NDTV 3 August 2014 Retrieved 3 August 2014 External links editProfile at london2012 com Profile Archived 23 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine at ipc infostradasports com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajinder Singh Rahelu amp oldid 1202626105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
