FULL NAME: R Mohan
GENDER: Male
BORN: 6th November, 1961 (Source: Department of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Odisha)
FAMILY: A Rama Rao (Father), A Janaki Debi (Mother), Lata Patra (Wife), A Gayatree, A Dikshya (Daughters)
HOME ADDRESS: Behind Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Kill Fort, Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Christ Collegiate School and Ravenshaw College, Cuttack.
ROLE IN GYMNASTICS: Gymnast-turned-Coach
PROFESSION: Senior Gymnastic coach, Department of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Odisha. Joined DSYS on 12 November, 1986. Currently working at Sports Hostel, Puri. Supposed to retire on 30th November, 2021.
QUALIFICATION AS COACH: Diploma in Coaching (Gymnastics) from Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala, 1984-85.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS GYMNAST:
*     Played his last National at the Senior National Championship in Punjab, 1981.
*     Made international debut by representing India in Junior International Gymnastics Competition in Manila, Philippines, 1980.
*     Attended India camp regularly from 1978 to 1982.
*     1 gold and 2 bronze medals in the Junior National Gymnastics Championships, Chandigarh, 1980.
*     2 silver and 1 bronze medals in the Junior National Gymnastics Championships in Kolkata, 1979.
*     Allround 2nd best with 1 gold, 2 silver medals in the Sub-junior National Gymnastics Championships in Surat, Gujarat, 1978.
*     Allround champion with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals in the Sub-junior National Gymnastics Championships in Chandigarh, 1977.
*     Made National debut at the Sub-junior National Gymnastics Championships in Agartala, Tripura, 1976.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     Worked as the chief coach at an India camp, held in Hyderabad, 2006-07.
*     He was the coach of the Odisha squad that won 3 medals in the Junior National Gymnastics Championship in 2011.
*     He was the coach of the Odisha squad that won boys team silver medal in the Junior National Gymnastics Championship in Cuttack, 2009.
*     His pupils won around 25 medals in School National Gymnastics Championships from 2007 to 2017.
*     Groomed many international and national level gymnasts.
*     His prominent students are: Hema Sankar Majhi, Lata Patra, Ramesh Behera, Zia-ur Rehman (all internationals), Krishna Rao, Sai Kumar Rai, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Jagadish Barik (all Nationals).

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     He was a medal prospect for India at the 1982 Delhi Asian Games, but became a victim of the fued between Gymnastics Federation of India and Odisha Gymnastic Association and was not included in the Indian squad.
*     He is the first gymnastics coach of the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha.
*     His career as a gymnast lasted for 14 years (from 1967 to 1982).
*     Married gymnast Lata Patra on 18 May, 1995.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 1st April, 2019
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 22nd May, 2021