Surendra Poonia

Major Dr. Surendra Poonia, VSM is international award-winning sportsman, Limca book record holder, physician, former Special Forces officer of the Indian Army, founder of Soldierathon marathon and Fit Bharat. He is the first Indian athlete with the rare distinction of having won medals in power-lifting and athletic events in four consecutive world championships. He was born on 1 January 1977 in a farmer family in Sikar, Rajasthan. He is a graduate of the AFMC, Pune.[1]

Major Surendra Poonia
Major Surendra Poonia after winning Gold Medal in Power-lifting at Croatia
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977
Rajpura (70 km from Sikar), Rajasthan, India
EducationBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Alma materArmed Forces Medical College, Pune
University of Pune
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
OccupationSportsman (Power-lifter)(Athlete) (Doctor)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Career

Poonia is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College,[2] Pune (AFMC Pune) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV), Patan, Sikar, Rajasthan. Currently, he is an active alumni in JNV Sikar.[3] He was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in August 2001. He served with The President's Bodyguard[4] at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Special Forces and United Nation's peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo.[5] Major Surendra Poonia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on 23 March before 2019 Lok Sabha General election.[6] After joining the party, Poonia tweeted stating, "I have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party to serve the nation and our people. It is a great honour for me to support and stand with the idea of 'Nation First' against the idea of 'Family First' from party's platform which is led by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

Achievements

Major Surendra Poonia represented India in Croatia,[7] Spain, Ireland and Turkey[8] in 5 World Championships and won 27 medals including 10 Golds. He is the first Indian power-lifter to have won gold in four consecutive championships from 2010 to 2013. On January 26, 2012, he was felicitated by 'Vishisht Seva Medal'[9] by The Hon'ble President of Republic of India for his 'Distinguished Service of an Exceptional Order'[10] in the field of sports. He was also awarded 'Most Entertaining Sportsman of the year'-Male by Reliance Big FM in 2013. He is Limca book record holder of most international sports medals won by any Indian doctor.

References
  1. Team, Editorial (2017-09-28). "Motivational Story of Major Surendra Poonia - Special Forces Veteran". SSBToSuccess. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. "PBG man wins medals at the World Medical & Health Games". The Hindu. July 21, 2012.
  3. "JNV Sikar Alumni - Members". jnvsikaralumni.org. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  4. "Bodyguard shows his mettle". The Indian Express. July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  5. "For Dr Poonia, it's country above all". The Sunday Guardian. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/major-surendra-poonia-joins-bjp-119032300780_1.html
  7. "Love for nation spurs Poonia". Hindustan Times. July 23, 2010.
  8. "Poonia to the fore". The Sunday Guardian. Sep 2, 2012.
  9. "President Felicitates Maj Poonia for Winning Seven Medals". Outlook. October 15, 2012.
  10. "President Felicitates Rashtrapati Bhavan Medical Officer Major Surendra Poonia for Winning Seven Medals at 33rd World Medical Games". PIB. October 15, 2012.
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