Geeta Phogat

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Geeta Phogat
Personal information
Nationality India Indian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
Balali village, Haryana
Residence Haryana
Sport
Country India
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle wrestling
Coached by Mahavir Phogat
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Strathcona County 55 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 55 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gumi 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 58 kg
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Jalandhar[1] 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Melbourne[2] 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Johannesburg[3] 59 kg
FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 Astana[4] 55 kg
Updated on 14 September 2015.

Geeta Phogat is a female wrestler from India who won India's first ever gold medal in women's wrestling in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is also the first-ever Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics.[5]

She is currently sponsored by JSW Sport under the Sports Excellence Programme.[6]

Personal life and family

She comes from a Hindu Jat family of Balali village in Bhiwani district, Haryana. Her father Mahavir Singh, a former wrestler himself, is also her coach.[7][8]

Her sister Babita Kumari and her cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medallist.[9][10]

Career

2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship

Geeta won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Jalandhar, Punjab between December 19 and 21, 2009.[11]

2010 Commonwealth Games

She won India’s first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling at the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi beating Emily Bensted from Australia in the gold medal match.[12][13]

2012 Olympics

Phogat won a gold medal in the Wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that concluded at Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2012.[14] She has undergone rigorous training at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, (NSNIS), Patiala, under the guidance of chief coach O.P. Yadav and foreign expert Ryan Dobo.

Geeta was beaten in her opening fight by Canadian Tonya Verbeek (1-3).[15] Geeta received a chance to win the bronze medal since the Canadian went to the finals. In the repechage round, she lost her first match to Lazareva from Ukraine.[16]

2012 World Wrestling Championships

In the tournament held in Canada, Geeta won the bronze medal under the guidance of women chief coach O. P. Yadav of NIS Patiala.[17]

In the first round, Geeta faced Maria Gurova of Russia, beating her 3:1. The second round brought a 5:0 loss for Geeta against Saori Yoshida of Japan. With the Japanese grappler making the finals, Geeta contested in the repechage round, first against Akziya Dautbayeva of Kazakhstan whom she beat 3:1 and then winning the bronze medal bout 3:0 against Natalya Sinishin of Ukraine.[18]

2012 Asian Wrestling Championships

In the first round, Geeta lost to her Japanese opponent Kanako Murata in a 5:0 scoreline. With the Japanese grappler entering the finals, Geeta was able to contest in the bronze medal round and won the bronze medal in the 55 kg category, beating Sumiya Erdenechimeg from Mongolia 3:1.

2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships

At the tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Geeta finished second and won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 59 kg category after losing the final bout to Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi Aminat of Nigeria.[19]

2015 Asian Wrestling Championships

In the tournament held in Doha, Qatar, Geeta finished third and won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 58 kg category along with Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan.[20]

2015 World Wrestling Championships.

Geeta was drawn against nine time world Champion, Japanese grappler Kaori Icho and lost to her in the opening round 10-0. With Icho qualifying for the finals, Geeta was given a chance to contest in the repechage for the bronze medal. She unfortunately lost 10-0 to her repechage opponent Elif Yesilirmak of Turkey to crash out of the tournament in Las Vegas, USA.[21]

Popular culture

Aamir Khan New film Dangal based on her success and her life. 2016[22][23]

Other titles

  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2013 - Silver[24]
  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2014 - Bronze[25]

See also

References

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