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Cherukuri Lenin

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Cherukuri Lenin
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  India
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Delhi Team

Cherukuri Lenin (Telugu: చెరుకూరి లెనిన్; 1985 or 1986 – 24 October 2010) was an Indian archer and coach.[1] He was the son of Cherukuri Satyanarayana.

In 2005, he won a silver medal at the Asian Grand Prix in Malaysia.[2][3]

He was a National Archery Coach under Limba Ram. His students Ritul Chatterjee and Chittibomma Jignas[4] won silver medals in the Archery compound team event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi.

He died at the age of 26 in a road collision near Ibrahimpatnam on 24 October 2010.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Broken arrow". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ Janyala, Sreenivas (25 October 2010). "Returning from function feting CWG silver, archery coach dies in accident". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. ^ "CWG archery coach Lenin dies in car crash". Mail Today. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Coach Lenin dies in road mishap". The Hindu. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2012.