Usha Kumara is an Indian powerlifter and weightlifter who has participated in various competitions and won many medals.
Wiki/Biography
Usha Kumara was born on Sunday, April 2, 1995 in Hassan, Karnataka, India (28 years old; as of 2023). Her full name is Natesh Kumara Usha Bannur (also known as BN Usha or Usha Teju Kumar). Her zodiac sign is Aries. She did her BA and PGDCA from Alva College, Moodbidri, Karnataka, affiliated to Mangalore University. She competes in various powerlifting and powerlifting competitions at the collegiate, national and international levels.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Weight: 86kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is B Natesh Kumar. Not much information is available about her mother and siblings.
Profession
She competed in weightlifting during her college days and participated in the Senior State Weightlifting Championships in 2014 at Mudbidri, Karnataka. In 2014, she participated in the Subrata Classic International Weightlifting Championships in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. In 2017, she participated in the All India Inter-University Weightlifting Championships held at Panjab University, Chandigarh. In 2018, she began competing in weightlifting competitions. She participated in the 33rd National Women’s Senior Weightlifting Championships held at Moodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka from January 21 to 25, 2018, Andher from February 22 to 28, 2019 The 34th Women’s Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and the 35th Women’s Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from February 22 to 28, 2019. The Senior National Weightlifting Championship will be held in Kolkata, West Bengal from February 2 to February 8, 2020; The 36th Women’s Senior National Weightlifting Championship will be held in Patia, Punjab from August 10 to August 12, 2021 The IWLF Youth, Junior and Senior National Weightlifting Championships will be held in Patiala, Punjab from August 10, 2021 to August 12, 2021 in Odisha from March 19, 2022 to March 31, 2022 will be held in Bhubaneswar, and the 36th National Games will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from September 28, 2022 to October 5, 2022. She participated in the Singapore International Weightlifting Competition held from February 25, 2022 to February 27, 2022. Participated in the 22nd Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England, from July 28 to August 3, 2022, and won sixth place in the under-87 kg category.
medal
gold medal
- 2014: 2 gold medals at Subrata Classic International Weightlifting Championships
Usha Kumara (centre) after winning a medal at the Subrata Classic International Weightlifting Championships
- 2017: All India Inter-College Weightlifting Championships 84kg
Usha Kumara on the podium after winning the gold medal at the All India Intercollegiate Weightlifting Championships 2017
- 2022: IWLF National Youth Weightlifting Championships 87kg
Usha Kumara steps on the podium after winning gold at the 2022 IWLF Youth Weightlifting National Championships
- 2022: Singapore International Weightlifting 87kg
- 2022: 8th All India Railway Women’s Weightlifting Championships
Usha Kumara on the podium after winning gold at Railway Weightlifting Championships 2022
silver medal
- 2014: Karnataka Senior Weightlifting Championships 84kg
- 2022: 87 kg class at the 36th National Games in 2022
bronze medal
- 2018: The 33rd National Women’s Weightlifting Championships 90kg
- 2019: The 34th National Women’s Weightlifting Championships 87kg
- 2021: The 36th National Women’s Weightlifting Championships 87kg
Facts/Trivia
- In 2018, she was selected as a ranger. Later, she joined the North Eastern Railway Corporation of India. She works in the Lucknow division of Indian Railways.
- She has received two athlete diplomas from the Weightlifting Federation of India.
- She started out as a powerlifter;
- She holds the Mangalore intercollegiate weightlifting record for women in the 84kg category, having lifted a total of 412.5kg in 2017.
- In her spare time she enjoys photography.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education