Velu Govindraj
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Velu Govindraj is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight category at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, winning silver medals in the snatch and overall competition and a bronze medal in the clean and jerk.[1][2]
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Govindraj lifted 95 kg (209 lb) in the snatch, 117.5 kg (259 lb) in the clean and jerk and 212.5 kg (468 lb) overall in the men's 52 kg flyweight category. He finished second in the snatch and overall competition behind compatriot Chandersekaran Raghavan, who won the gold medal.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1990". Indian Olympic Association. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Indian weight-lifters bag 27 medals". India Today. 15 February 1990. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games medalists in Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Weightlifting 52kg Combined - Men Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.