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Manikyalu Malla Venkata

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Manikyalu Malla Venkata
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1958-05-13) 13 May 1958 (age 66)
Anakapalle,[1] Andhra Pradesh, India
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Manikyalu Malla Venkata (born 13 May 1958) is an Indian weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics,[2] despite alleged attempts to prevent him from competing at the Olympics by his chief coach, S.S. Silwan.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Former Olympian recounts sad experience". The Hindu. 4 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manikyalu Malla Venkata Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
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