Premchand Degra

Premchand Degra

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Premchand Degra Profile

  • Name:
  • Premchand Degra
  • Born:
  • December 1, 1955
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Babri

Premchand Degra Biography

Premchand Degra is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from India who won Mr. Universe title in the short-height 80 kg category in 1988. Quite popular in Indonesia and in gulf countries, he won Gold in Light Heavy-weight category of Mr. Asia championship held at Delhi in 1996. International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) honoured him with an "Achievement Medal" in 2003. Government of India honoured him with Padma Sri in 1990 for his outstanding contributions to this field. He received the Arjuna Award in 1986. Currently he   trains budding body builders in his own gym at Hoshiarpur, Punjab. He is one of the best bodybuilders India has ever produced.

 

He was born in Babri Nangal village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab in 1955. Degra has worked hard to achieve body fitness, which brought him international acclaim through several competitions he participated. He completed matriculation from neighbouring Tibber village in 1973. After that he started his career as a wrestler. He got interested in bodybuilding in 1980 and since then he has won many prominent competitions for one decade or so. He was at the top in the 1980s throughout.

 

His first achievement as a body builder was Mr. Punjab 1980 title and there was no turning back after that. He soon became Mr. North India and rose to fame after winning the title of Mr. India for 9 times in a row. Not only that, he won Mr. Asia title 8 times and finally Mr. World and Mr. Universe titles too. In between he accumulated many state level and national level competitions and has been honoured multiple times too. He began his international career in 1983 after winning Mr. Asia in Middle-weight Class at Karachi, and retained the title the following year too. Then he shifted to Light Heavy-weight Class.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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