Surendra Hamal (born 1961 or 1962) is a Nepalese

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. Before becoming a weightlifter, he previously had competed in

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

and

wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

. He wrote an autobiography which was published in 2016.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Nepalese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Nepal Weightlifters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Nepalese people {{Nepal-weightlifting-bio-stub