Vikas Thakur

Vikas Thakur

Thakur in August 2022
Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	14 November 1993 (1993-11-14) (age 31) Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	weightlifting
Coached by	B.S. Medhwan
Achievements and titles
National finals	9 Time National champion ,india record holder
Personal best(s)	Snatch 159kg, clean jerk 200 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 85 kg 2022 Birmingham 96 kg 2018 Gold Coast 94 kg Commonwealth Championships 2015 Pune 85 kg 2013 Penang 85 kg 2019 Samoa 96 kg 2017 Gold Coast 94 kg 2021 Tashkent 96 kg

Vikas Thakur (born 14 November 1993) is an Indian weightlifter from Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) who won silver in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.^[2] He won a bronze in the 94 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in The Gold Coast.^[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 96 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.^[4][5]

References

1. "Commonwealth Games: हिमाचल के वेटलिफ्टर विकास ठाकुर ने बर्मिंघम में भारत को दिलाया रजत, घर पर जश्न का माहौल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. "Glasgow 2014 - Vikas Thakur Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
3. "Vikas Thakur wins bronze in weightlifting at 2018 Commonwealth Games". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
4. "Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts". RNZ. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. Houston, Michael (2 August 2022). "Opeloge family claim another weightlifting title as Don strikes gold at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

External links

• Vikas Thakur at the International Weightlifting Federation