Sushil Kumar
Sushil Kumar was born in Baprola, Najafgarh, Delhi, India on May 26th, 1983 and is the Wrestler. At the age of 41, Sushil Kumar biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is an Indian freestyle wrestler.
He won the 2010 world championship, a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making him the first Indian (since independence) to win two individual Olympic medals.
He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, his second appearance in wrestling for India and the first since Khashaba Dadah Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
He was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in July 2009, India's highest award for sportspeoples.
In the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, Kumar delivered the Queen's Baton to Prince Charles on October 3, 2010.
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sushil earned the gold medal in the 74 kg division.
Personal life
Kumar was born in Baprola village, south of Delhi, by a Jat family of Solanki clan. Diwan Singh, his father, was a chauffeur in MTNL Delhi, but his mother, Kamla Devi, is a housewife.
Kumar was inspired by his father, himself a wrestler, and his cousin Sandeep to participate in wrestling. Sandeep's wrestling career was dropped later in life, as the family could only afford one wrestler. Kumar competed in pehlwani wrestling at the Chhatrasal Stadium from the age of 14. With inadequate funds and no facilities for wrestling in India, even for the 2008 Olympic team, his family made sure he received the correct dietary supplements by giving him tinned milk, ghee, and fresh vegetables. He is a devoted Hindu and strict vegetarian.
He has completed his High School (B.P.E.) (M.P.E.) and Post-Graduation (M.P.E.) Dadri, Noida College of Physical Education. Kumar is currently employed with the Indian Railways as an assistant commercial manager.
Career
Kumar began training in pehlwani at the Chhatrasal Stadium's akhada at the age of 14. He was trained at the akhada by Yashvir and Ramphal, later by Arjuna and then by Sandeep Singh and Rajkumar Baisla Gurjar, who later graduated to Satpal and then the Indian Railways camp.
Kumar's first success came at the World Cadet Games in 1998, where he captured the gold medal in his weight class, then won the Asian Junior Wrestling Championship in 2000. Kumar won the bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships and a gold at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in 2003 after being pushed out of the junior divisions. Kumar finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships in Athens, but the Indian media ignored him, placing him 14th in the 60 kg weight class. In 2005 and 2007, he earned gold medals at the Commonwealth wrestling championships. He finished seventh in the 2007 World Championships and took home a bronze medal at Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games. He earned a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first person to win two Olympic medals for independent India. Kumar was given the Arjuna Award in 2006 and by the Indian Government in 2011 in order to recognize him.
Kumar lost in the first round of the 66 kg freestyle wrestling tournament, leaving his medal hopes hanging on the repechage. In the first repechage round and Albert Batyrov in the second round, he defeated Doug Schwab and Albert Batyrov. Kumar defeated Leonid Spiridonov 3:1 in the bronze medal match on August 20th, 2008. During the three matches, Kumar claimed he had no masseur, and he had lost within a few minutes to take the bronze medal. Kartar Singh, the team's manager and a former Asian Games medalist, served as the team's masseur.
Kumar became the first Indian to win a world championship in wrestling at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships. In the finals of the 66 kg class, he defeated local favourite Alan Gogaev of Russia 3–1.
Kumar received a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, which were held in October ten. In the finals of the 66 kg freestyle wrestling tournament, he defeated Heinrich Barnes 7–0. In the second round, the match was called off by the referee. Kumar beat Famara Jarjou 3–0 within 9 seconds earlier in the semifinals. Kumar defeated Muhammad Salman 10–0 in 46 seconds in the quarterfinals.
After losing the final to Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, Kumar earned a silver medal. He had reached the final earlier this year after defeating Kazakhhurek Tanatarov in the semifinals, amid some controversies. Kumar bitten his ear, which was denied by the Kazakh athlete. At the opening ceremony, Kumar was the Olympic flag bearer for India. With this victory, he became the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals since India's Independence.
Kumar won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, defeating Qamar Abbas in the 74 kg final. He won in 107 seconds by fall.
Kumar captured gold in the 74 kg category on Thursday, defeating South Africa's Johannes Botha in the final, a feat of completing three gold medals in three consecutive Commonwealth Games.
Awards, rewards and recognition
- Arjuna Award, 2005
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award (joint), India's highest sporting honour.
- Padma Shri, 2011