Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar
Kumar in 2014
Personal information
Born (1983-05-26) 26 May 1983
Delhi, India
Education
Alma materNoida College of Physical Education
OccupationSenior Commercial Manager
EmployerIndian Railways
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Criminal information
Convictions
Date apprehended
23 May 2021
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
Coached bySatpal Singh
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - 1 1
World Championships 1 - -
Asian Games - - 1
Asian Championships 1 1 2
Commonwealth Games 3 - -
Commonwealth Championships 5 - -
Total 10 2 4
Olympic Games
2012 London 66kg
2008 Beijing 66kg
World Championships
2010 Moscow 66kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha 66kg
Asian Championships
2010 New Delhi 66kg
2007 Bishkek 66kg
2003 New Delhi 60kg
2008 Jeju 66kg
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi 66kg
2014 Glasgow 74kg
2018 Gold Coast 74kg
Commonwealth Championships
2003 London 60kg
2005 Stellenbosch 66kg
2007 London 66kg
2009 Jalandhar 66kg
2017 Johannesburg 74kg

Sushil Kumar (born 26 May 1983) 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.