Geeta Phogat (Wrestling)

Geeta Phogat was born on December , 1988, in Balali, Haryana to parents Mahavir Singh and Daya Kaur. 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 and is sponsored by the JSW Sports Excellence Program. 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.

She is the first-ever Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics. Phogat won a gold medal in the Wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that concluded at Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2012.^[5] 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. She has numerous other international medals to her credit, including three consecutive medals in the Asian Cadet Championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Geeta will be potrayed in 2016 Aamir Khan starrer film Dangal.

Achievements:

• Bronze Medal in Senior World Championship in September 2012 in Canada.
• Bronze Medal in FILA Wrestling World Championships 2012 in Stratha County.
• Gold Medal in Common Wealth Games in 2010 in Delhi.
• Gold Medal in Common Wealth Championshoips in 2009 in Jalander.
• Gold Medal in FILA Asaian Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2012 in Kazakhastan.