Sathish Sivalingam


Sathish Sivalingam is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid athlete mentorship programme.

Early life

Sathish was born in Sathuvachari, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India to Sivalingam and Deivanai. His father Sivalingam an ex-serviceman who won gold medals at national level and now works as a security guard at VIT University, Vellore. Sathish did his schooling in Government Higher Secondary School, Sathuvachari. He works as a clerk in Southern Railways Chennai.

Career

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games he won gold medal in 77 kg category. He lifted 144 kg in snatch games record and 173 kg in clean and jerk.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sivalingam won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328 kg. His lift of 149 kg in the snatch, set a new games record.
Sathish qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the Men's 77 kg category, where he finished 11th in the field of 14 lifters.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games
YearVenueEventTotalResult
2018Gold Coast77Kg317Gold
2014Glasgow77Kg328Gold

Commonwealth Championships
YearVenueEventTotalResult
2017Gold Coast77Kg320Gold
2015Glasgow77Kg325Gold
2012Tasmania77Kg297Gold