| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Mr. Asia, Andhra Bhima, Andhra Hercules, Indian Tarzan, Giant of India | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1916 Gandigunta, Krishna district, Madras Presidency, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1981 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Dandamudi Anasuya | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Men's heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sistla Somayajulu | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1948, 1952, 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 1951 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao (16 October 1916 - 6 August 1981) was an Indian weightlifter, bodybuilder, actor, sports administrator and coach.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 1951 Asian Games in men's heavyweight (+90 kg) weightlifting.
- ^ Rajagopal Rao Dandamudi, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 477-78.