FULL NAME: Pradeep Kumar Patra
NICK NAME: Kalia
GENDER: Male
BORN: 11th August 1990 (Source: powerliftingnomination.com)
FAMILY: Father (Laxmi Charan Patra), Mother (Saras Patra), Wife (Krishna Kumari Patra)
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Nayagarh, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Jharpada, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
CONTACT NO: 9338054015 (Mob)
PROFESSION: Not known
TRAINING PLACE: Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar
COACH: Hari Prasad Pattanaik

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the Strongmen title in the 24th State Powerlifting Championship at Mancheswar on Jan 25, 2012.
*     Won two gold medals with new meet records in the 59kg junior and senior categories and a silver medal in 110kg open benchpress event of the 23rd State Powerlifting Championship at Bharatpur in Talcher on April 27, 2011.

NATIONAL:
*     Bagged one sectional medal (Bronze in squat) at the National Classic Powerlifting Championship, held in Alappuzha, Kerala from 9-13 April 2022.
*     Won the silver medal in men 66kg unequipped class, lifting 200kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 235kg in deadlift for a total of 550kg in the Senior National Powerlifting Championship, held at Kashipur in Uttarakhand from Sept 7 to 13, 2015.
*     Won gold medal in 66kg senior category, lifting 230kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 240kg in deadlift for a total of 585kg in the Federation Cup National Powerlifting Championship held at Kapurthala in Punjab from March 27 to 31, 2015. He was adjudged Strongman of India in deadlift and Strongman of India second runner-up in Federation Cup.
*     Won gold medal in men`s 66kg category of the Federation Cup at Kapurthala in Punjab, lifting 230kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 240kg in deadlift for a total of 585kg on March 29, 2015.
*     Won one silver medal in men’s 66kg unequipped category of the Senior National Powerlifting Championship, lifting 182.5kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 235kg in deadlift for a total of 532.5kg at Goa on Sept 19, 2014.
*     Adjudged the best male powerlifter, bagging gold medal in senior men 66kg category with an effort of 270kg in the National Deadlift Championship, held at Jamshedpur from March 20 to 23, 2014.
*     Emerged `Strongman of India` first runner-up, winning one gold medal each in men`s 66kg unequipped category with a total lift of 535 kg (squat 185kg, benchpress 107.5kg, deadlift 242.5kg) and 66kg equipped deadlift category of the Senior National Powerlifting Championship, held at Mangalore from August 21 to 26, 2013.
*     Secured two gold medals in men’s 66kg junior and senior categories, lifting 262.5kg in the National Deadlift Championships at Jamshedpur on April 14, 2013. He also won the Strongman of India title.
*     Won the overall gold medal in the men’s 66kg category of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championships, lifting 237.5kg in squat, 122.5kg in benchpres and 262.5kg in deadlift for a total of a total of 622.5kg at Jamshedpur on April 12, 2013.
*     Won the gold medal with a total lift of 555kg in the 66kg unequipped category of the Junior National Powerlifting Championship, held at Amravati in Maharashtra from January 24 to 30, 2013.
*     Won a bronze medal in men’s 66kg equipped category, lifting a total of 632.5 kg (242.5+132.5+257.5) in the 38th the Senior National Powerlifting Championship held at Kozhikode in Kerala from Sept 3 to 8, 2012.
*     Bagged a gold medal in men’s 66kg category with a total lift of 637.5 kg (squat 232.5, benchpress 132.5, deadlift 272.5) in the East Zone Powerlifting Championship held at Dhanbad in Jharkhand from March 15 to 18, 2012.
*     Bagged one gold medal in men’s 66kg weight category of the Junior National Powerlifting Championship, lifting 195kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 240kg in deadlift for a total of 550kg at Lucknow on Feb 2, 2012.
*     Bagged a silver medal in 59kg class, 170kg in squat, 105kg in benchpress and 225kg in deadlift for a total of 500kg in the 1st National Open (Unequipped) Powerlifting & Benchpress Championship  at Jamshedpur (Oct 12 to 16, 2011).
*     Won four gold medals in the 60kg weight class of the Junior National Powerlifting Championship at Guwahati in Assam on Jan 7, 2010, lifting 210kg in squat, 115kg in benchpress and 240kg in deadlift for a total of 565kg.
*     Selected to represent India in the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship at Pune from December 9 to 13, 2009.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Captured the gold medal in senior men 66kg weight category of the Subrat Classic International Powerlifting Championship, held at Jamshedpur from January 4 to 9, 2016.
*     Pocketed one gold each in 66kg senior powerlifting and deadlift to be awarded the strongman title at the Subrata Classic Open International Powerlifting, Benchpress & Deadlift Championship, held at at Jamshedpur from December 16 to 21, 2014.
*     Won the gold medal in the junior 60kg weight class of the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship at Pune, lifting a total of 580kg, which included 215kg in squad, 240kg in deadlift (meet record) and 125kg in benchpress on December 9, 2009.
*     Bagged a silver medal in the Asian Junior Powerlifting Championship held at Taskent, Uzbekistan from April 1-6, 2008. He lifted 210 kg in deadlift, 120 kg in benchpess and 180 kg in squat.

OTHER NOTABLE DATA:
*     Married weightlifter fiancée Krishna Kumari Mallick at Radha Madhab Temple in Bhubaneswar on March 6, 2016.
*     Received cash award of Rs 25,000 from Khurda District Powerlifting Association vice-president Chitta Ranjan Mishra in Bhubaneswar on Feb 10, 2012.
*     Financial constrain (he required Rs 1.10 lakh) forced him to miss the chance to compete in the World Junior Powerlifting Championship held in South Africa from Sept 1-5, 2008.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 20 October 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 18 April 2022