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Surendra Poonia

Indian athlete Army officer

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name	Major Surendra Poonia
image	Tricolor on top with Glory.JPG
alt	Picture of a young Indian male up to the waist. He is holding India's national flag over his head and with medals around his neck
caption	Major Surendra Poonia after winning Gold Medal in Power-lifting at Croatia
birth_date
birth_place	Rajpura (70 km from Sikar), Rajasthan, India
height	172 cm
nationality	Indian
alma_mater	Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
University of Pune
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
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honorific_prefix	Major
honorific_suffix
branch
serviceyears	2001–2012
rank	[[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg	15px]] Major
awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva
unit	[[File:Balidaan badge vector.svg	15px]] Para (Special Forces)
allegiance	India
battles	*President's Body Guard

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party	Bharatiya Janata Party
occupation

University of Pune Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Siachen Counter terrorism operation-2005
Indo-Mangolia Joint war exercise
United Nation’s Peace Keeping Mission

Major Dr. Surendra Poonia, VSM is an international award-winning sportsman, Limca book record holder, physician, former Special Forces officer of the Indian Army, founder of Soldierathon marathon, Fit Bharat and a politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the first Indian athlete with the rare distinction of having won medals in power-lifting and strength events in four consecutive world championships. He was born on 1 January 1977 in a farmer family in Sikar, Rajasthan. He is a graduate of the AFMC, Pune.

Career

Major Poonia is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV), Patan, Sikar, Rajasthan. He was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in August 2001. He served with The President's Bodyguard at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Special Forces and United Nation's peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo. Major Surendra Poonia joined the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on 23 March before 2019 Lok Sabha General election. After joining the party, Poonia tweeted stating, "I have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party to serve the nation and our people. It is a great honour for me to support and stand with the idea of 'Nation First' against the idea of 'Family First' from party's platform which is led by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

Achievements

Major Surendra Poonia represented India in Croatia, Spain, Ireland and Turkey in 5 World Championships and won 27 medals including 10 Golds. He is the first Indian power-lifter to have won gold in four consecutive championships from 2010 to 2013. On 26 January 2012, he was felicitated by 'Vishisht Seva Medal' by The Hon'ble President of Republic of India for his 'Distinguished Service of an Exceptional Order' in the field of sports. He was also awarded 'Most Entertaining Sportsman of the year'-Male by Reliance Big FM in 2013. He is Limca book record holder of most international sports medals won by any Indian doctor.

References

"Soldierathon :A run in honour of our bravehearts".
Team, Editorial. (2017-09-28). "Motivational Story of Major Surendra Poonia - Special Forces Veteran". SSBToSuccess.
(21 July 2012). "PBG man wins medals at the World Medical & Health Games". The Hindu.
(17 July 2010). "Bodyguard shows his mettle". The Indian Express.
(6 October 2013). "For Dr Poonia, it's country above all". The Sunday Guardian.
(23 March 2019). "Major Surendra Poonia joins BJP". Business Standard India.
(23 July 2010). "Love for nation spurs Poonia". Hindustan Times.
(2 Sep 2012). "Poonia to the fore". The Sunday Guardian.
(15 October 2012). "President Felicitates Maj Poonia for Winning Seven Medals". Outlook.
(15 October 2012). "President Felicitates Rashtrapati Bhavan Medical Officer Major Surendra Poonia for Winning Seven Medals at 33rd World Medical Games". PIB.

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