Sushil

Sushil KUMAR

Inde
Inde
LutteLutte
Wrestling FreestyleWrestling Freestyle
Médailles olympiques
1A
1B
Participations3
Première participationAthènes 2004
Année de naissance1983
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Biographie

Sushil Kumar is India's most decorated wrestler. He has the distinction of being the country's first-ever two-time Olympic medallist in an individual event and the first Indian to win a wrestling world championship.

At the Beijing 2008 Games, Sushil Kumar joined India's list of Olympic medallists with his bronze in the 66kg category, the nation's first Olympic wrestling medal since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze in 1952.

Four years later at London 2012, the star Indian wrestler added more glitter to catapult over it with a silver medal.

His second Olympic medal set in stone the legacy of Sushil Kumar and in more ways than one, it epitomised his spirit and sheer love for the sport.

"Apart from wrestling, I don't know much else," says the three-time Olympian.

Born in Baprola village in South West Delhi, he was inspired to take up wrestling by his father as well as a cousin and soon became one of Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) most celebrated athletes with personal accolades like the Arjuna Award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Padma Shri in his cabinet.

Sushil KUMAR
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