Ramesh Kumar (wrestler)
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Born | Purkhas Village, Sonipat district, Haryana, India[1] |
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Residence | Haryana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ramesh Kumar is an Indian wrestler, who the bronze medal in the Men's 74kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2009 Wrestling World Championship in Herning, Denmark.[7] [8]
Biography
He was born in Purkhas in Sonipat district of Haryana.[9]
While still in school, his maternal grandfather who was also a wrestler sent him to Capt. Chand Roop& Chotu Ram ’s Akhada, a school of Indian-style wrestling, pehlwani, at Azadpur, Delhi, in 1994.[9] In 1997, while still studying in ninth standard at the Jahangirpuri Government School, he won a Gold medal, at the 11th World Cadet Wrestling Championships, after beating Russia's B Yusuf on points (6-3), in the 63-kg category.[10]
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won Gold medal in 66 kg category.[11]
In 2005, at the 51st National Championship, he beat Sombir of Haryana, in the 74 kg freestyle to win the finals.[12] He represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle 66 kg category, though he missed 2008 Olympics due to back injury.[9] After 2004, he switched to 74 kg category.[13]
At the 2009 FILA Wrestling World Championships, he defeated Alexandr Burca of Moldova to win a bronze medal, which was India's first medal win at the championship, after Vishambhar Singh won a silver in 1967, 42 years ago.[7][14]
He lives and trains in Sonepat, Haryana.[15]
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- Olympic wrestlers of India
- Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Indian sport wrestlers
- Male sport wrestlers
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Sonipat district
- Sportspeople from Haryana
- World Wrestling Championships medalists