Geeta Phogat

Geeta Phogat
Phogat with Gold Medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi
Personal information
Birth nameGeeta
Full nameGeeta Kumari Phogat
NationalityIndia Indian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)[1]
Balali, Haryana, India[1]
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle wrestling
Coached byMahavir Singh Phogat
Medal record
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Strathcona County 55 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 55 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gumi 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 58 kg
Commonwealth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Jalandhar[2] 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Melbourne[3] 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Johannesburg[4] 59 kg
FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 Astana[5] 55 kg
Updated on 20 October 2016

Geeta Phogat (born 15 December 1988)[1] is a freestyle wrestler who won India's first-ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Games.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Geeta Phogat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling". Zee News. PTI. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "RESULTS – 2011 Championships". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2013 – COMMONWEALTH WRESTLINGCHAMPIONSHIPS". commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com. Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b Mail Today Correspondent (2 April 2012). "Geeta clinches gold to qualify for Olympics". India Today. Retrieved 7 March 2016. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)