Suhas Khamkar

Suhas Khamkar

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Suhas Khamkar Profile

  • Name:
  • Suhas Khamkar
  • Born:
  • August 9, 1980
  • Father:
  • Madhukar Khamkar

Suhas Khamkar Biography

Suhas Madhukar Khamkar, shortly called Suhas Khamkar is a professional bodybuilder from Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Inspired from Arnold Schwarzenegger, he embarked on a journey to become a successful body builder who won several Indian and international competitions. He started this journey at the age of 16 in 1997. A man who needs no introduction, today Suhas is one of the leading bodybuilders of India, he won the Mr. India title 8 times! He was 1st runner up in the Mr. Olympia Amateur, Mr. World, and a 7-time Mr. Maharashtra. He won the gold medal at Mr. Asia in 2010, becoming the first Indian bodybuilder to make this achievement.

 

He was born and brought up in a family of body bodybuilders in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. His family had many fitness experts. He was born on August 9, 1980. His brother Sunil Khamkar was also a bodybuilder. His father Madhukar Khamkar, and grandfather are also wrestlers. Though his father wanted him to take wrestling as his profession, Suhas wanted to do something else. When his elder brother took bodybuilding as profession, he also followed his brother’s steps.

 

He grew up watching many wrestlers and body builders, and during his teens he got inspired by Hollywood star, Arnold Schwarzenegger and decided to take bodybuilding as a serious profession. He was influenced by his brother as well. Suhas entered government service working with Indian railways. He won a national level gold medal in the Railways national competitions, becoming the first representative of railways to win a gold medal for railways.

 

He came to prominence with mid-2000s, and has won Mr. India title 8 times. He regularly participates in body building competitions. He finished second at Mr. Olympia 2012 held at Kuwait. Quite surprisingly he was very thin during his school days, and his friends used to tease him.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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