Sathish Sivalingam
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1992 Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2014) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) (2014) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |  India |
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 77 kg | ||||||||||||
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Sathish Sivalingam (born 23 June 1992) is an Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
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Early life
Sathish born in Sathuvachari, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India to Sivalingam and Deivanai. His father Sivalingam an ex-serviceman who won gold medals at national level and now works as a security guard at VIT University, Vellore.[2] Sathish did his schooling in Government Higher Secondary School, Sathuvachari. He works as a clerk in Southern Railways, Chennai.[3]
Career
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sivalingam won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328 kg. His lift of 149 kg in the snatch, set a new games record.[4]
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