Yogesh Sanan (born 6 September 1964) is an Indian bodybuilder. He was a participant in Sr. Mr. Asiahttp://www.musclememory.com Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB,

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, 9th held in Indonesia and China in 1991 and 1995 respectively. He is 9-time Mr. India

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. Sanan was also a

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Gold medalist in 1987 and 4-time all India inter university champion. Sanan was born in

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, Punjab. He started training in bodybuilding in 1980 under well-known trainer Dr. Randhir Kumar. At present besides

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, he is also doing services in Indian railway.

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1964 births Living people Indian male bodybuilders Sportspeople from Punjab, India {{India-sport-bio-stub