Premchand Dogra is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from India. Also
mentioned as Premchand Degra/Dhingra. He won the Mr. Universe title in
the short-height 80 kg category in 1988. He was also awarded the
"Achievement Medal" by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and
Fitness (IFBB) in 2003, for winning its World Middleweight Champion
title in 1988.
Mr. Degra lives in Hoshiarpur (Punjab) and trains budding body builders
in his own gym. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of
India.
Born on December 1, 1955 (age 57) at Babri Nangal village in Gurdaspur
district of Punjab, Premchand Dogra has striven hard to mould his body
into a muscular delight. He began his sports career as a wrestler after
completing his matriculation from Government High School of the
neighbouring Tibber village in 1973. It was only in 1980 that he
developed an interest in body building and rose to be crowned Mr.
Punjab, Mr. North India, Mr. India (9 times in a row), Mr, Asia (8
times) and finally Mr. World (Middle-weight class and Mr. Universe.He is
currently residing in the city of Hoshiarpur(Punjab) , India.He is
running a world class gym in the city of Hoshiarpur. 12 more images after the break...
The world title earned him the Padma Shri in 1990. Earlier he had
received the Arjuna Award in 1986. He is also the recipient of the
Punjab Government's Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award (1994), Tata best
Sportsman Award (1986) Charminar Challenge Trophy. Prem made his
national debut by claiming a Bronze Medal in Middle-Weight Class at
Darjeeling in 1980. He followed it up by winning three Gold Medals next
year that made him Mr. Punjab, Junior Mr. India and Senior Mr. India
1981. He retained the title of Mr. India in middleweight category 1984.
Thereafter he moved over to Light Heavy Weight Class and for next five
years (1985–1989) won the title of Mr India in this class too.
He began his international career by bagging the title of Mr. Asia in
Middle-weight Class at Karachi in 1983, a feat he was to repeat at Seoul
in 1984. Subsequently he switched over to Light Heavy-weight Class in
Mr. Asia contest too, winning the title at Colombo in 1985, Taipei in
1986 and Malaysia in 1987.
Degra stuck to Middle-weight Class in all the five appearances he made
at the World Championships. He first competed for the world title in
1984 at Las Vegas where he finished 14th, He moved up to 4th position in
1985 in Sweden and was named the Most Improved Bodybuilder of the year.
He won Silver Medal at Tokyo in 1986 and was again placed at 4th place
at Madrid (Spain) in 1987. The climax came in 1988 when at Queensland in
Australia he won the Gold in Middle-Weight class and was crowned Mr.
Universe. Prem Dogra turned professional in 1989 and the same year
participated in Mr. Olympia contest. He then went on to win the 1st
Pro-Am Classic of Mr. Asia in 1990 and the 2nd Pro-Am Classic of Mr.
Asia in 1991. Five years later, he returned to win the Gold in Light
Heavy-weight category of Mr. Asia championship held at Delhi in 1996. wiki
He is very much famous in Indonesia and in gulf countries... Source :
"India's Highest Sports Awards and Those Who Won Them" by S.S.Gandhi,
The Defence Reviewhe
Bodybuilding titles
- 1983 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
- 1984 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
- 1985 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
- 1985 World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 4th
- 1986 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, Light-HeavyWeight, 1st
- 1986 IFBB Mr. Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 2nd
- 1987 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, Light-HeavyWeight, 1st
- 1987 IFBB Mr. Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 4th
- 1988 IFBB Mr. Universe - IFBB, MiddleWeight, 1st
- 1989 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, Did not place [17th]
- 1992 Niagara Falls Pro Invitational - IFBB, 18th
- 1996 Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, Light-MiddleWeight, 1st
Premchand Degra with his friend Khivraj Gurjar
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