Jeremy Lalrinnunga

Subedar

Jeremy Lalrinnunga

Lalrinnunga in August 2022
Personal information
Born	26 October 2002 (2002-10-26) (age 22) Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Occupation	Weightlifter
Military career
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Years of service	2019 - present
Rank	Subedar
Unit	17 Brigade of the Guards
Medal record Representing  India Men's weightlifting Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 67 kg Commonwealth Championships 2021 Tashkent 67 kg Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires 62 kg

Jeremy Lalrinnunga is an Indian weightlifter from Aizawl, Mizoram.^[1] He represented India in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.^[2] He won the gold medal in the Boys' 62 kg category weightlifting with a lift of 274 kg (124 kg in snatch and 150 kg in clean and jerk).^[3][4] It was India's first gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games. Jeremy won silver medal in Asian weightlifting championship.^[5] At the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, Lalrinnunga finished at 21st rank at the Men's 67 kg event. He won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in the 67 kg category, with a game record lift of 140 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean and jerk.^[6][7]

Early life

Lalrinnunga was born on October 26, 2002, in Aizawl, Mizoram. In the early 1990s, his father Lalneihtluanga Ralte was well-known on the Mizoram boxing circuit. Jeremy comes from a lowly background because his family circumstances prevented him for a very long time from pursuing his aspirations. His father began working as a labourer on contract with the neighbourhood Public Works Department in an effort to provide for his family (PWD).^[8]

Indian army

Lalrinnunga joined the Indian army in May 2019 as a Naib Subedar in the 17th Battalion of the Brigade of the Guards.^[9]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Youth Olympic Games
2018	Buenos Aires, Argentina	62 kg	120	124	124	1	142	147	150	1	274
Commonwealth Games
2022	Birmingham, England	67 kg	136	140 GR	143	1	154	160	165	1	300 GR

References

1. Siwach, Vinay. "India's first Youth Olympics gold medallist Lalrinnunga on why he chose weightlifting". scroll.in.
2. "Who is Jeremy Lalrinnunga? All you need to know about the Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medal-winning weightlifter". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
3. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
4. "Weightlifting: Turkey wins silver in Youth Olympics". Anadolu Agency. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
5. "Youth Olympics: Mizo boy Jeremy Lalrinnunga is Ironman at 15 - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2018.
6. "CWG 2022: Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga Wins Gold In Men's 67kg Final | Commonwealth Games News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
7. Palmer, Dan (31 July 2022). "Nigerian breaks three records as India win two weightlifting golds at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
8. "Who is Jeremy Lalrinnunga? All about 19-year-old Who is Jeremy Lalrinnunga at CWG 2022". Jagran TV.
9. "Jeremy Lalrinnunga's CWG Gold: Birmingham win brings cheer to Army Sports Institute in Pune". The Indian Express. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

External links

• Jeremy Lalrinnunga at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Jeremy Lalrinnunga at the International Weightlifting Results Project
• Jeremy Lalrinnunga at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Jeremy Lalrinnunga at Olympedia