{{Short description|Indian weightlifter (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Gururaja Poojary | image = Guru Raja (India) won the gold medal in 56 kg Men’s weightlifting, at 12th South Asian Games-2016, in Dispur, Guwahati on February 06, 2016.jpg | image_size = | caption = Poojary won the gold medal in men's 56 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games. | birth_name = P. Gururaja | fullname = | nickname = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nationality = Indian | alma mater = SDM College, Ujire | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|15|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vandse, Karnataka, India<ref>{{cite news |title=CWG medal winner Gururaja Poojari hopes lift will lead to better life |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/commonwealth-games-2018/2018/apr/06/cwg-medal-winner-gururaja-poojari-hopes-lift-will-lead-to-better-life-1797719.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415092131/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/commonwealth-games-2018/2018/apr/06/cwg-medal-winner-gururaja-poojari-hopes-lift-will-lead-to-better-life-1797719.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2018 |access-date=29 July 2022 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.55|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (2018) | weight = {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2018) | website = | country = {{IND}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = 56 kg | collegeteam = | universityteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's weightlifting}} {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|56 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|61 kg}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Penang|56 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Tashkent|61 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Gold Coast|56 kg}} | show-medals = y | updated = }}
'''Gururaja Poojary'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Gururaja hungry for greater things|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/Gururaja-hungry-for-greater-things/article16085397.ece|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=The Hindu|date=30 October 2016}}</ref> (born 15 August 1992), also known as '''P. Gururaja''',<ref>{{cite news|last1=G|first1=Sandip|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Medal will improve my family's living standard, says P Gururaja|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games-2018/guide-to-gold-coast-india-contingent-p-gururaja-5111297/|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=26 March 2018}}</ref> is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the men's 56 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal in 61 kg weight class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commonwealth Games: Meet Gururaja Poojary, son of a truck driver who bagged India's second 2022 CWG medal|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-meet-gururaja-poojary-son-of-a-truck-driver-who-bagged-indias-second-2022-cwg-medal-10984021.html |access-date=4 August 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=30 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6005277-gururaja|Gururaja}}
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