FULL NAME: Mandakini Mohanta
BORN: May 10, 1976
SEX: Female
CONTACT ADDRESS: At: Gohaladihi, PO/Via: Badjod, PS: Betnoti, Block: Baripada, Dist: Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India. PIN: 757078.
CONTACT NO: Mobile: 9437744599
FAMILY: Daughter of Shyam Sundar Mohanta and Balimani Mohanta, Mandakini has one elder sister (Charulata) and two brothers (Satya Narayan and Jagabandhu) in her family.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA, MP Ed.
HOBBY: Music and television serial
PROFESSION: Police sub-inspector. Joined on April 13, 2009.
COACH: Paresh Mohanta (Mob: 9437084809)

AWARDS/HONOURS:
*     Received Rs 10,000 as cash incentive from the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Orissa on Dec 23, 2004.
*     Felicitated by National Aluminium Company (Nalco) with a cash award of Rs 5,000 at Bhubaneswar on April 1, 2006.
*     Received Rs 20,000 as cash incentive from the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Orissa on April 17, 2007.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the `Strongwoman` title in the 24th State Powerlifting Championship at Mancheswar on Jan 25, 2012.

NATIONAL:
*     Bronze medal in 48 kg weight class of the Junior National Powerlifting Championship at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (Dec 29, 1997 to Jan 1, 1998).
*     Gold medal in 48 kg class of the Junior National Powerlifting Championship at Lucknow, UP (Jan 4-8, 1999).
*     Bronze medal in 48 kg class of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championship at Ranchi, Bihar (March 7, 1999).
*     Gold medal in 48 kg class of the National Benchpress Championship at Keonjhar, Orissa (July 17-18, 1999).
*     Bronze medal in 48 kg class of the Senior National Powerlifting Championship at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (Aug 28 to Sept 1, 2001).
*     Silver medal in 52 kg class of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championship at Titlagarh, Orissa (Jan 31 to Feb 4, 2002).
*     Participated in fly weight boxing event of the 32nd National Games at Hyderabad (Dec 13-22, 2002).
*     Participated in fly weight event of the Women’s Senior National Boxing Championship at Aizwal, Mizoram (March 4-8, 2003).
*     Bronze medal in fly weight event of the Women’s East Zone Boxing Championship at Kalimpong, West Bengal (April 9-13, 2003).
*     Silver medal in 48 kg class of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championship at Bhubaneswar (Feb 23-27, 2005).
*     Emerged the Strong Woman of India by winning the gold medal in the 52 kg class of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championship at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (April 1-4, 2008).
*     Emerged Strong Woman of India runner-up by winning the gold medal in the 52 kg class of the Federation Cup Powerlifting Championship at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand (March 6-9, 2009).
*     Bagged a bronze medal each in 52kg benchpress (lifted 65kg) and powerlifing 100kg in squat, 65kg in benchpress and 142kg in deadlift for the total of 307kg in the 1st National Open (Unequipped) Powerlifting & Benchpress Championship, which was held at Jamshedpur from October 12 to 16, 2011.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Silver medal in 48 kg class of the Junior Asian Powerlifting Championship at New Delhi (April 1-5, 1999).
*     Fifth place in 48 kg class of the Junior World Powerlifting Championship at Numburk in Czech Republic (Oct 5-10, 1999).
*     Ninth place in 52 kg class of the Women’s World Powerlifting Championship at Reisa, Germany (May 29 to June 2, 2002).
*     Gold medal in 48 kg class of the Senior Asian Powerlifting Championship at Alleppey, Kerala (April 29 to May 3, 2005).
*     Participated in the 48 kg class of the Women’s World Powerlifting Championship at Ylitomio, Finland (May 26-29, 2005).
*     Gold medal in the 52kg weight class of the Asian Powerlifting Championship at Udaipur in Rajasthan (May 1-6, 2009).
*     Won bronze medal in the Asian Powerlifting Championship held at Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar from May 1 to 6.

PROFILE LAST UPDATED: January 29, 2012