Geeta Phogat
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Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Balali village, Haryana | 15 December 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mahavir Phogat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.[6][7]
Her sister Babita Kumari and her cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medallist.[8][9]
Career
Geeta won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Jalandhar, Punjab between December 19 and 21, 2009.[10]
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.[11][12]
Phogat won a gold medal in the Wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that concluded at Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2012.[13] 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).[14] 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.[15]
In the tournament held in Canada, Geeta won the bronze medal under the guidance of women chief coach O. P. Yadav of NIS Patiala.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18]
2015
At the 2015 Asian Championships in Doha, Geeta finished third winning the bronze medal in the freestyle 58 kg category along with Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan.[19] At the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, she was drawn against nine-time world Champion, the Japanese Kaori Icho, and lost to her in the opening round 0–10. With Icho qualifying for the finals, Geeta was given a chance to contest in the repechage for the bronze medal. She again lost 0–10 to her opponent, Elif Jale Yeşilırmak of Turkey.[20]
Popular culture
Aamir Khan New film Dangal based on her success and her life. 2016[21][22]
Other titles
- Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2013 - Silver[23]
- Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2014 - Bronze[24]
See also
- Geeta Phogat - FILA database
- Official Facebook page of Geeta Phogat
- Official Twitter page of Geeta Phogat
References
- ^ "2009 Commonwealth Championships - INFO and RESULTS". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "RESULTS - 2011 Championships". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "2013 - COMMONWEALTH WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Geeta clinches gold to qualify for Olympics". India Today. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Geeta clinches gold to qualify for Olympics". India Today. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "The hero behind 'Dangal'".
- ^ "Wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat overlooked for Dronacharya Award".
- ^ "Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters".
- ^ "But hey, this is family...", Jul 31, 2010, Times of India, retrieved Oct 11, 2013
- ^ "2009 Championships". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Geeta Phogat: "I am determined to go beyond my World Championship bronze medal finish"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Geeta Phogat: Profile 2012 London Olympics". Zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Olympic wrestling: Geeta Phogat loses opening fight". Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Geeta starts with a fight, gets blown away in repechage". The Times Of India. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées". Fila-wrestling.com. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Geeta Phogat's World Wrestling Run Comes to an End". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Aamir Khan to play Mahavir Phogat in Dangal, meets his wrestler daughters Geeta and Babita".
- ^ "This is how Aamir is preparing for his role in Dangal".
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
- Indian female sport wrestlers
- Living people
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Sportswomen from Haryana
- People from Bhiwani
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of India
- Receiver of Arjuna Award
- 1988 births
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling