Sanamacha Chanu

Sanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu (born 1 February 1975) is an Indian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant.^[1]

Sanamacha Chanu

Personal information
Full name	Sanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu
Born	(1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 50) Manipur, India
Weight	52.74 kg (116.3 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	53 kg
Team	National team
Updated on 13 September 2016

In this Meitei name, the family name is Thingbaijam and the given name is Sanamacha. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2003	Vancouver, Canada	53 kg	77.5	80	82.5	9	102.5	107.5	110	7	190	7
1999	Piraeus, Greece	48 kg	75	75	75	---	90	95	95	15	0	---

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences