Peter Joseph Gnalian

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Peter Joseph Gnalian
Bodybuilder 
Peter Joseph in Athens, Greece at the Olympic stadium 2017
Personal info
Born (1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 63)
Angamaly, Kerala, India

Peter Joseph Gnalian (born 16 December 1960) is an Indian professional bodybuilder from Kochi Angamaly.[1]

He won a bronze medal from the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB)[2] in the over 50s category.[3]

Gnalian worked for Indian Railways and as an accountant until he sought voluntary retirement from service in March, 2017.[4] He returned to body building at the age of 42. Prior to that, in 2009, he competed in the world championship, obtaining fifth place in Poland. He won a silver medal at the Asian Masters in 2012,[5] and a bronze at the 2012 World Masters in Bangkok,[6] silver in Asian Masters’ in China, 2013,[7] as well as fourth place in the World Masters’ 2014 and 2016 held in Mumbai and Pattaya respectively. [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Peter proves again age is just a number". Newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Man of steel". Deccan Chronicle. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL CONTEST RESULTS IFBB Diamond Cup, Athens 2017" (PDF). IFBB.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Man of steel". Asianage.com. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "ASIAN MEN'S BODYBUILDING MASTER OVER 51YEARS FINAL" (PDF). Abbf.asia. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Man of steel - Asian Age - DailyHunt". M.dailyhunt.in. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  7. ^ "2013 Asian Championships - ABBF". Musclememory.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Peter Gnalian Joseph - ThaiBody". Thaibody.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.