Geeta Phogat
Wrestling
India
| Full Name | Geeta Phogat |
| Profession / Role | Freestyle Wrestler |
| Date of Birth | 15 Dec, 1988 |
The first ever Indian woman freestyle wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics, Geeta Phogat from Haryana was born on 15th December 1988.
Her Achievements:-
- Bagged a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships, held in Jalandhar, Punjab in 2009
- She won India’s first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, held in New Delhi, in 2010, beating Emily Bensted from Australia in the gold medal match.
- Phogat won a gold medal in the Wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that concluded at Almaty, Kazakhstan in April 2012.
- At the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship that was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Geeta finished second, clinching a silver medal in women's freestyle 59 kg category.
- Geeta won a bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Championships, held in Doha.
Updated On : 25 Nov, 2021
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