Sanjay Kumar (wrestler, born 1967)

Sanjay Kumar

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	23 December 1967[1] Village Matindu, Tehsil Kharkhauda Distt. Sonipat, Haryana
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	56 & 90 kg; freestyle
Club	Master Chandgi Ram
Coached by	Chandgi Ram (Padama Shri awardee)
Medal record Competitor for  India Men's Freestyle Wrestling World Championships Template:13th Position 1994 Frankfort (USA) 51 kg Commonwealth Championship 1991 ZZZ 90 kg 1993 Victoria (CAN) 90 kg Commonwealth Games 1993 Victoria (CAN) 90 kg 1995 zzz 90 kg Asian Championships Template:5th Position Template:5th Position SAF Games 1989 Islamabad (PAK) 90 kg
Updated on 27 November 2014.

Sanjay Kumar is a well known wrestler of India. He was a pupil of wrestler Master Chandgi Ram. He is also a titled of Bharat Kesari and Hind Kesari. He had won Gold Medal in Commonwealth Games in 1995. He secure 5th Position in Asian Championship in 1991 (freestyle category). He won Gold Medal in Dunedin Commonwealth Championship in Senior category (90 kg). He secure 5th position in Tehran Asian Champion ship in 1992. He won bronze in 1993 Victoria Commonwealth Games (Freestyle 90 kg). He secured 6th Position at Alma-Ata, Asian Championship (in Greco-Roman Juniors, 76.0 kg). He is a ARJUNA AWARDEES (Year 1998) wrestler of India. He make a record by winning the Bharat Kesari title 10 time continuously.

Career

• Sanjay had secured 13th position in World Wrestling Championship in 1986 (75 Kg/Free style)
• He secured 5th position in Asian Games in 1986 (74 Kg/Free style)
• He had won Silver Medal in South Asian Games in 1987 (90 Kg/Free style)
• He had won Gold medal in Commonwealth Games in 1991 (Senior 90 Kg/Free style)
• He had won Bronze medal in Commonwealth Championship in 1993 (Senior 90 Kg/Free style) at Victoria, Canada
• He had won Gold medal in Commonwealth Games in 1995 (Senior 90 Kg/Free style).
• He had won Bharat Kesari Dangal (Indian Style Wrestling Tournament) many times in his career. The fight between Subhash Verma (Competitor) and Sanjay Kumar always equal in the dangals. The people were going to see their match because of both wrestler Subhash and Sanjay.

References

1. "Athlete Biography: Sanjay Kumar". The Official Website of the United World Wrestling.

External links

• "Sports(Achievements)". Border Security Force. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
• "Database". United World Wrestling. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.