Vinesh Phogat
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 August 1994 Balali, Haryana, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 48 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bhiwani Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | OP Yadav, Kripa Shankar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vinesh Phogat (born 25 August 1994) is an Indian wrestler who comes from a successful background of wrestling with her cousins Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, both international wrestlers and Commonwealth Games medallists as well.
Personal life and family
Vinesh is the daughter of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat's younger brother Rajpal and the cousin of wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari.[3][4]
In allowing her cousins and herself to pursue competitive wrestling, her father and uncle had to deal with immense pressure and opposition from the community in their village in Haryana. They were adjudged as going against the morals and values of their community.[5]
Career
2013 Asian Wrestling Championships
In the tournament in New Delhi, India, Vinesh won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 51 kg category, winning 3:0 in the bronze medal bout through the repechage round to Tho-Kaew Sriprapa of Thailand.
In the first round, Vinesh won 3:1 against Nanami Irie of Japan. She then lost 1:3 in the quarter-finals to Tatyana Amanzhol of Kazakhstan who qualified for the final thus qualifying the Indian grappler for the repechage round.[6]
2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
In an exclusive tournament held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vinesh finished second and won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 51 kg category, losing in the final round to Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria.[7]
2014 Commonwealth Games
Vinesh represented India in the women's freestyle 48 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and won the gold medal.[8]
In the quarter-finals, Vinesh faced Rosemary Nweke of Nigeria and beat her 5-0. Her semi-finals opponent was Jasmine Mian of Canada whom she beat 4-1. In the gold medal bout, she faced home favourite Yana Rattigan of England and won the gold medal, beating her 3-1.[9]
2014 Asian Games
At the Games in Incheon, South Korea, Vinesh won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg category.[10]
In the Round of 16, Vinesh faced Yongmi Pak from the People's Republic of Korea and beat her 3:1. Her quarter-finals opponent was Dauletbike Yakhshimuratova of Uzbekistan whom she overcame easily with a 5:0 scoreline. She lost 1:3 in the semi-finals to Eri Tosaka of Japan but qualified for the bronze medal bout and beat Narangerel Eredenesukh of Mongolia to win 4:0.[11]
2015–present
At the 2015 Asian Championships in Doha, Phogat won the silver medal in her category after losing the final to Yuki Irie of Japan.[12] In the qualifying rounds held in Istanbul, to the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won the final beating the Polish wrestler Iwona Matkowska, and qualified to the Olympics in the process.[13]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Vinesh reached the Quarter Finals and lost to Sun Yanan of China owing a knee injury.
References
- ↑ "Kin celebrate Haryana wrestlers' fete at Glasgow". Hindustan Times. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "2013 - COMMONWEALTH WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Vinesh wins gold, with help from her cousin". The Indian Express. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Meet the medal winning Phogat sisters".
- ↑ "I Am A Girl, I Am A Wrestler | Tadpoles". Tadpoles. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Women's Freestyle 48 kg Final". glasgow2014.com. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Vinesh Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Wrestler Vinesh Phogat wins18th bronze for India in Asian Games 2014". india.com. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik grab Rio Olympics berths". Hindustan Times. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.