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Geeta Phogat Profile, Early life, Achievements, Medals and Awards
Geeta Phogat Profile, Early life, Achievement, and Award
Geeta Phogat is a freestyle wrestle who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Game in 2010.
Geeta Phogat was born on 15 December 1988 from Bhiwani district, Haryana (India). She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games.
Geeta Phogat’s father Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former wrestler himself and a Dronacharya Award recipient, is also her coach.
Geeta Phogat’s sister and her cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medalists.
Geeta Phogat's Achievements and Awards
In 2009 Geeta Phogat won the Gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held in Jalandhar (Punjab).
In 2010 Geeta Phogat won the 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.
In 2012 Geeta Phogat won a gold medal in the wrestle FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that concluded at Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2012 (Summer Olympics).
Geeta Phogat also won the bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships held in Canada 2012.
In 2013 Geeta Phogat finished second and won the silver medal in the women’s freestyle 59 kg category at the tournament held in Johannesburg (South Africa) after losing the final bout to Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi Aminat of Nigeria.
In 2015 Geeta Phogat finished third and won the bronze medal in the freestyle 58 kg category at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championship in Doha along with Aiym Abdildina of Kazakhstan.
