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 Hoshiarpu
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 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
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