Peter Joseph Gnalian

Peter Joseph Gnalian (born 16 December 1960) is an Indian professional bodybuilder and internationally acclaimed bodybuilder( Mr world bronze medalist) from Kochi Angamaly.[1]

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

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

Career-wise, he got into Indian Railways, and continued as an accountant until he sought voluntary retirement from service in March, 2017.[4] Not feeling it was too late, he was fully into body building at 42. Prior to that, in 2009, he gave contesting in world championship a try to emerge fifth in Poland. The years that followed were his, as if victory kept waiting for him. The first was a silver medal at the Asian Masters in 2012.[5] He won 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
  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.
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