Kamal Bahadur Adhikari

Kamal Bahadur Adhikari
Adhikari at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
NationalityNepali
Born (1977-07-20) 20 July 1977 (age 47)
Gitanagar, Chitwan, Nepal[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
ClubNepal Army Club
Coached byDinesh Bhujel
Pradip Shrestha
Rukesh Tandukar[1]
Medal record
Representing  Nepal
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo -69 kg

Kamal Bahadur Adhikari (Nepali: कमल बहादुर अधिकारी; born July 20, 1977) is a Nepalese weightlifter.[2] Adhikari represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category. He finished 20th of 22 who completed both aspects, as he lifted 114 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 154 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 268 kg.[3]

Adhikari took up weightlifting in 2000 and started competing while serving in the army. He studied at the Nepal Art College and coached a fellow weightlifter Manita Shrestha. At the 2018 Asian Games he served as the flag bearer for Nepal at the opening ceremony.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Kamal Bahadur Adhikari. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kamal Bahadur Adhikari". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2012.