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Sushil Kumar
Wrestling
Sushil Kumar (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was only the second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
About: Sushil Kumar started 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 awardee Satpal and then at the Indian Railways camp by Gyan Singh and Rajkumar Baisla Gurjar.
Achievements:
Event Medal Year Location Weight Class Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing 66 kg Olympic Games Silver 2012 London 66 kg World Championships Gold 2010 Moscow 66 kg Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi 66 kg Commonwealth Games Gold 2014 Glasgow 74 kg Commonwealth Games Gold 2018 Gold Coast 74 kg Asian Games Bronze 2006 Doha 66 kg Asian Championships Bronze 2003 New Delhi 60 kg Asian Championships Silver 2007 Bishkek 66 kg Asian Championships Bronze 2008 Jeju Island 66 kg Asian Championships Gold 2010 New Delhi 66 kg Commonwealth Championship Gold 2003 London 60 kg Commonwealth Championship Gold 2005 Cape Town 66 kg Commonwealth Championship Gold 2007 London 66 kg Commonwealth Championship Gold 2009 Jalandhar 66 kg Commonwealth Championship Gold 2017 Johannesburg 74 kg
Rank in World: 20
Social Media Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrestlersushil/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrestlersushil?lang=en
Country: India
Ratings: 2.0
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