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

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

  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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