Sunil Lal Joshi (30 May 1964 – 25 June 2017) was a Nepalese weightlifter from Kathmandu. Joshi represented Nepal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, where he competed in the men's super-heavyweight category.

Athletic career

At the 1996 Olympics, Joshi placed seventeenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 120 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 162.5 kg from his third and final attempt in the

clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

, for a total of 282.5 kg. Joshi also won a record 17 medals in the South Asian Games, claiming a total of six silver and eleven bronze medals in the span of eleven years.

Coach and executive

Joshi went on to become the chief coach of weightlifting at the National Sports Council. He joined as a coach on 17 September 1995 and was promoted to senior coach on 5 January 2006. He was also vice-president of the Nepal Weightlifting Association and chairman of the Olympic Association.

Death

After complaining of respiratory problems on 22 June 2017, he was taken to the

Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre (SGNHC) is a hospital which provides cardiac care, diagnostic and treatment procedures in Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, ...

in Kathmandu. Joshi died three days later of a heart attack. He was 53. He is survived by his wife and son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joshi, Sunil Lal 1966 births 2017 deaths Nepalese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Nepal Sportspeople from Kathmandu Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics South Asian Games silver medalists for Nepal South Asian Games bronze medalists for Nepal South Asian Games medalists in weightlifting