Subhash Verma

Subash
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (1968-07-15) 15 July 1968[1]
Village Malakpur, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country India
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) 100 kg freestyle
Coached by Guru Hanuman
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Olympic Games

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World Championships
100 kg {{{3}}}
Commonwealth Championship
1990 Auckland 100 kg
1994 Victoria 100 kg
1995 Victoria 100 kg
Asian Championships
1990 Beijing 100 kg
Updated on 19 November 2014.

Subhash Verma is a retired Indian wrestler born on 15 July 1968 at village Malakpur, Baghpat, UP.[2] Verma was trained at the Hanuman Akhara (wrestling school) of Delhi. He was a very famous pupil of Guru Hanuman. He had won Bharat Kesari (Very Popular Indian Style wrestling Tournament) title 15 times in his career. Now he runs his own Akhara to train young wrestler for India.

Career

The major successes of Subhash Verma include:[3]

1991 Commonwealth Senior Wrestling Championships  Bronze 100.0 kg. Freestyle
1994 Commonwealth Games  Bronze 100.0 kg. Freestyle
1991 Asian Wrestling Championships  Bronze 100.0 kg. Freestyle
1989 Commonwealth Senior Wrestling Championships  Gold 100.0 kg. Freestyle
1995 Commonwealth Senior Wrestling Championships  Gold 100.0 kg. Freestyle
1990 Asian Games  Bronze 100.0 kg. Freestyle

The fight between Sanjay Kumar (Old Wrestler) (Competitor) and Subhash remains always equal in the dangals. The people were going to see their match because of both wrestler Subhash and Sanjay.

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Biography: Subhash Verma". The Official Website of the Olympic Games.
  2. ↑ Boria Majumdar; Nalin Mehta (2009). India and the Olympics. Routledge. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-135-27575-4.
  3. ↑ Wrestling Federation of India
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