Bhupender Dhawan

Bhupender Dhawan
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Coach
Years active	1978-present[1]
Awards	Dronacharya Award

Bhupender Dhawan is an Indian weightlifter and coach. He has been coach in powerlifting and bodybuilding. Between 1994 and 2019, he coached the Indian powerlifting team and has also been the coach of the national bodybuilding squad.^[2] In 1997, he was awarded "the best coach & player" of the year 1996–97 by the then Chief Minister of Delhi Sahib Singh^[3] and in 2000, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, India's highest award in the field of coaching of sports and athletics, by the then president of India K. R. Narayanan.^[4][5] Dhawan was the first powerlifting coach to receive the Dronacharya Award.^[6] He was also awarded with the Hall of Fame by the World Powerlifting Union & British Power Lifting Federation in Birmingham, in 2017.^[7][8]

See also

• List of National Sports Award recipients in non-Olympic sports

References

1. "प्रतिभा किसी की मोहताज नहीं होती।". Action India. 22 February 2005.
2. Hachette India (2021). Limca book of records 2020-22. Gurgaon. ISBN 978-93-88322-99-7. OCLC 1276793533.
3. "Hon'ble Mr Chif Minister of Delhi, Mr Sahib Singh specially honoured the coach of India powerlifting team". The National Herald. 19 March 1997.
4. "President presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 29 September 2001. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
5. PM मोदी से ट्रेनर्स की भावुक अपील- जिम खोल दीजिए सर, रोजी-रोटी बचा लीजिए. 23 July 2020.
6. "Gopi takes Khel Ratna; Arjuna for Milkha". The Times of India, 2000.
7. "द्रोणाचार्य भूपेंद्र धवन इंटरनेशनल हाल ऑफ फेम में". Dainik Bhaskar. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
8. Vol. XVII No.51 "The Gym "Doctor" he creates health and champions". The Sun., 16–22 July 1994