Vinesh Phogat

Vinesh Phogat

Phogat in August 2022
Personal information
Born	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	50.100 kg (110 lb)
Spouse	Somvir Rathee ​ (m. 2018)​
Relative	Phogat sisters
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Events	48 kg 50kg 53 kg
Coached by	Mahavir Singh Phogat Woller Akos
Retired	2024
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1
Medal record Women's Freestyle Wrestling Representing  India Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships - - 2 Asian Games 1 - 1 Commonwealth Games 3 - - Asian Championships 1 3 4 Total 5 3 7 World Championships 2022 Belgrade 53 kg 2019 Nur-Sultan 53 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 50 kg 2014 Incheon 48 kg Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 48 kg 2018 Gold Coast 50 kg 2022 Birmingham 53 kg Asian Championships 2021 Almaty 53 kg 2015 Doha 48 kg 2017 New Delhi 55 kg 2018 Bishkek 50 kg 2013 New Delhi 51 kg 2016 Bangkok 53 kg 2019 Xi'an 53 kg 2020 New Delhi 53 kg Commonwealth Championships 2017 Johannesburg 55 kg Poland Open 2021 Warsaw 53 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2019 Istanbul 53 kg Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov Tournament 2019 Ruse 53 kg Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 Italy 53 kg 2020 Italy 53 kg Youth Wrestling Championship 2013 Johannesburg [1] 51 kg
Updated on 21 August 2024

Vinesh Phogat (pronounced [ʋɪˈneːʃ ˈpʰoːɡɑːʈ]; born 25 August 1994) is an Indian politician and former wrestler. She is a multiple-gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games, with her wins in 2014, 2018, and 2022. She's an Asian Games and Asian Championships gold medalist. Phogat has also won two bronze at the World Championships. In September 2024, Phogat joined the Indian National Congress,^[2] and became the party's candidate from Julana for the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.^[3][4]

Earlier, Phogat achieved a milestone when she won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games and became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Previously, at 2014 Commonwealth Games, she became the third Indian women wrestler to clinch a Commonwealth gold, a feat only accomplished by Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari till then.^[5] She has also won two bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships.

She is a three-time Olympian, having competed in three different weight classes: 48 kg in 2016, 53 kg in 2020, and 50 kg in 2024. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, she became the first international wrestler to defeat the then-reigning Olympic champion Yui Susaki, on the way to becoming the first Indian female wrestler to reach an Olympic final. However, she was disqualified after exceeding the stipulated weight by just 100 grams (3.5 oz) on the second day of her event. After her disqualification, she announced retirement.

Phogat was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2019 and was the first Indian to get a nomination for the award. In 2023, she was part of the 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest against then president of Wrestling Federation of India and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of sexual harassment by several female wrestlers.