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Paramjit Sharma

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Paramjit Sharma
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born1957 or 1958 (age 68–69)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 3 0 0
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandLightweight total
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandLightweight snatch
Gold medal – first place1990 AucklandLightweight clean & jerk

Paramjit Sharma is an Indian weightlifter. He won three gold medals in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the lightweight category.[1][2] He later became a weightlifting coach, and was the coach of the multiple Commonwealth Games medalist Harjinder Kaur.[3] He was awarded the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting honour, by the Government of India in 1997.[4]

References

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  1. "Commonwealth Games 1990". Indian Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. "Commonwealth Games: Indian weight-lifters bag 27 medals". India Today. 15 December 1990. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  3. "CWG silver translates for some more farmland for lifter Harjinder Kaur's family". The Indian Express. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. "Arjuna awardees" (PDF). Indian Weightlifting Federation. March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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