Rajendra Prasad (born 17 January 1968 in

Bhilai Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. With population exceeding 1 million, it is the second-largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. Bhil ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

, India) is a retired boxer from India. He competed in the Light flyweight (48 kg) division during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was ranked as high as 7th. In 1992, the Indian government gave him

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

for his achievements in international boxing. He represented India at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain, where he defeated Andrzej Rzany of Poland by 12-6 in first round. In the second round lost to bronze medalist

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of the Philippines. He also participated at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championship. He is currently President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Amateur Boxing Federation and Joint Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Olympics Association. He is married to Malini Prasad and they have two sons, Rahul Prasad and Rohit Prasad.

Awards and recognition

* In 1992, Rajendra received the

, which is presented every year by the Government of India to recognize outstanding achievements in national sports in India. * Ranked 7th in

International Boxing Association The International Boxing Association (IBA), previously known as the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), is an independent sport organization that sanctions amateur (Olympic-style) boxing matches and awards world and subordinate cha ...

(AIBA) in 1992. * Ranked 5th at Men's 1993

World Amateur Boxing Championships The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. A ...

were held in

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Olympic results

*Defeated Andrzej Rzany (Poland) 12-6 *lost to

(Philippines) 6-15

References

External links

* http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/OlympicGames1992.html Results *

Rajendra Prasad at Sports Reference
* http://www.the-sports.org/rajendra-prasad-amateur-boxing-spf219047.html * http://www.the-sports.org/amateur-boxing-world-men-s-boxing-championships-results-1993-men-epm36661.html#162419 * http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianChampionships1992.html * http://www.the-sports.org/rajendra-prasad-amateur-boxing-spf219047.html 1968 births Living people Indian male boxers Boxers from Chhattisgarh Olympic boxers for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in boxing Light-flyweight boxers {{India-boxing-bio-stub