For other uses, see Sushil Kumar (disambiguation).
Sushil Kumar
Kumar in 2014
Personal information
Nationality
Indian
Born
(1983-05-26) 26 May 1983 (age 40)[1] Delhi, India
Height
166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight
66 kg (146 lb)[2]
Sport
Country
India
Sport
Wrestling
Event
Freestyle
Club
NIS, Delhi
Coached by
Satpal Singh
Sushil Kumar
Nationality
Indian
Citizenship
Indian
Criminal charge
Murder
Date apprehended
23 May 2021
Imprisoned at
Tihar Jail, Delhi
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing India
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
-
1
1
World Championships
1
-
-
Asian Games
-
-
1
Commonwealth Games
3
-
-
Asian Championships
1
1
2
Commonwealth Championship
5
-
1
Total
10
2
5
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
66 kg
2012 London
66 kg
World Championships
2010 Moscow
66 kg
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi
66 kg
2014 Glasgow
74 kg
2018 Gold Coast
74 kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha
66 Kg
Asian Championships
2003 New Delhi
60 kg
2007 Bishkek
66 kg
2008 Jeju Island
66 kg
2010 New Delhi
66 kg
Commonwealth Championship
2003 London[3]
60 kg
2005 Cape Town[4]
66 kg
2007 London[5]
66 kg
2009 Jalandhar[6]
66 kg
2017 Johannesburg[7]
74 kg
Updated on 26 February 2018.
Sushil Kumar (born 26 May 1983)[1] is a former Indian wrestler.[8] 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.[9][10] In July 2009, he received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna – India's highest honour for sportspersons.[11] On 3 October 2010, Kumar handed the Queen's Baton to Prince Charles in the Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.[12][13] Sushil won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[14][8][9] Sushil won the gold medal in the 74 kg division at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is the first and only Indian to win a gold medal at World Wrestling Championships.
^ ab"Athlete Biography: Sushil Kumar". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sushil Kumar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^Lokapally, Vijay (August 2003). "There's a steady improvement". Sportstar. The Hindu Group. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"Indian grapplers sweep gold in Commonwealth Championship". Zee News. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"2007 – Commonwealth Wrestling Championships – Information & RESULTS". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^"Sushil wins gold at Commonwealth Wrestling". NDTV. PTI. 20 December 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"Sushil Kumar wins gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championship". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India (PTI). 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
^ abNaik, Shivani (27 December 2015). "From MS Dhoni to Leander Paes to Sushil Kumar, India's lowest sport stars who might retire in 2017". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2021. ...India's only individual double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar.
^ ab"Kumar claims 66kg bronze". The official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^Masand, Ajai (20 August 2008). "Meet Sushil Kumar, the shy guy". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
^"Mary Kom, Vijender and Sushil get Khel Ratna". The Hindu. 29 July 2009
^CBC, 2010 Commonwealth Games, Opening Ceremonies, airdate 3 October 2010, 9:00am-12:30pm (Eastern), c. 2h20m mark, CBC Television main network
^"CWG Opening ceremony: Live Blog" Archived 4 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Geetika Rustagi, 3 October 2010 (Retrieved 5 October 2010)
^"Commonwealth Games 2014 : Wrestler's Amit Kumar, Sushil Kumar and Vinesh won gold". Patrika Group. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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