| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Birth name | thakur | |||||||||
| Full name | vikas thakur | |||||||||
| Nickname(s) | vicky, tiger | |||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||
| Born |
14 November 1993 (age 23) Patnoun, India |
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| Residence | Ludhiana, Punjab, India | |||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||
| Event(s) | 85 kg | |||||||||
| University team | punjab university chandigarh | |||||||||
| Club | ludhiana club | |||||||||
| Team | punjab, airforce, services, India | |||||||||
| Partner | vipan , gurjit singh | |||||||||
| Coached by | B.S medhwan | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| National finals | two times national champion 2013, 2014, india record holder | |||||||||
| Personal best(s) | snatch 152kg clean jerk 190 kg | |||||||||
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Medal record
two times jr.commonwealth champiom Malaysia and samoa 2012,2013. Two times jr. Asian silver medalist
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| Updated on 28 July 2014. | ||||||||||
Vikas Thakur (born 14 November 1993) is an Indian weightlifter, who won silver in the men's 85 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland.