Rajendra Prasad (boxer)

{{Short description|Indian boxer (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Rajendra Prasad

| image = Rajendra_Prasad_boxer.jpg

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|1|17}}

| birth_place = Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India

| citizenship = Indian

| occupation = Boxer Light flyweight

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{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

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{{MedalCompetition|South Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1991 Colombo |light flyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 1992 Bangkok |light Flyweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|Copa Pedro Sotta Alva Cup}}

{{MedalSilver| 1992 Cuba |light Flyweight}}

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Rajendra Prasad (born 17 January 1968 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India) is a retired boxer from India. He competed in the Light flyweight (48 kg) division during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and he was ranked as high as 7th. In 1992, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international boxing.

Prasad represented India at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he defeated Andrzej Rzany of Poland 12-6 in first round. In the second round, he lost to bronze medalist Roel Velasco of the Philippines. He also participated at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championship.

He is currently President of the Chhattisgarh Pradesh Amateur Boxing Federation and Joint Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Olympics Association. He is married to Malini Prasad, and they have two sons, Rahul Prasad and Rohit Prasad.