Key facts
- Born
- 26 May 1983, Delhi
- State of birth
- Delhi, Delhi
- Sector
- Wrestling
- Profession
- Indian wrestler
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Sushil Kumar is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic medallist who won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, India's first wrestling medal since K. D. Jadhav in 1952, and a silver at the 2012 London Olympics. He is the first and only Indian to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. Kumar participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was India’s flag bearer at the 2012 London Olympics. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2005, Khel Ratna in 2009 and the Padma Shri in 2011.
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Timeline
- 1983Born in Delhi
- 2010Awarded the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year
- 2011Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
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- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Bill william compton