FULL NAME: Rinki Nayak (First name also spelt as Rinky)
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 9 January 2002 (Source: Indian Weightlifting Federation)
PARENTS: Father (Niladri Nayak), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Berhampur, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Berhampur University
PROFESSION: Not known
WEIGHT CATEGORIES: 45kg, 48kg, 49kg
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Not known
TRAINING PLACE: Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre, Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Ganjam District, Berhapur University, Odisha State Junior Women
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
STATE:
* Won the Gold medal in 48kg senior women category of the 72nd Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 28-30 October 2025.
* Won the Gold medal in senior women 45kg category of the 71st Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Ganjam Weightlifting Academy in Berhampur from 9-11 August 2024.
* Won one Silver medal each for Ganjam in 49kg junior and senior women categories of the State Weightlifting Championship, held in Berhampur, Ganjam on 19-20 November 2022.
NATIONAL:
* Won 1 Silver medal for Berhampur University in women 48kg category at the 5th Khelo India University Games (KIUG) in Bikaner, Rajasthan on 25 November 2025.
* Won the 45kg senior Gold medal in the Asmita Khelo India Womens Weightlifting Zonal League (Zone A) at Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 11 July 2024.
* Finished 12th in Senior Women 49kg category of the National Weightlifting Championship in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu on 30 December 2022.
* Finished 5th in 49kg junior category of the Khelo India Women National Ranking Weightlifting Tournament (Phase-2) at Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 28 October 2022.
OTHER IMMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* On 24 July 2020, her father committed suicide, unable to bear the pressure of the financial crisis in his family.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 3 November 2022
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 November 2025