Virender Singh (Thakran)

Virender Singh
Personal information
Nickname(s) Dheeraj
Nationality Indian
Born (1971-03-16) 16 March 1971
Jharsa Gurgaon, Haryana
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country India
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) 74 kg; freestyle
Club Guru Hanuman
Coached by Guru Hanuman (Dronacharya awardee)
Medal record
Competitor for  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships

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1992 Cali 74 kg
Commonwealth Championship
1995 ZZZ 74 kg

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SAF Games
1995 Chennai (IND) 74 kg
Updated on 29 November 2014.

Virender Thakran (born 1970) is a former Indian wrestler. He had won Bronze medal in World Wrestling Championship in 1992 at Cali.He had won Silver medal in Commonwealth Championship in 1995 (Senior, 74 kg, Freestyle). He was a Gold Medallist in the South Asian Championship (SAF Games). He is very popular by nickname Dheeraj Pahalwan in the rural tournaments of wrestling.

Born

He was born in 1970 at village Jharsa near Gurgaon. His father Mr. Bharat Singh Thakran was a farmer. His sister Smt. Pritam Rani Siwach was the captain of Indian Women Hockey Team. He is fond of wrestling in his early childhood. He had started his practice in Nehru Stadium Gurgaon at the age of 10.

Career

The Haryana state is also known as the bithplace of wrestlers in India. There are many wrestlers of Haryana who gave the proud to India in the field of wrestling. His father friend Mr. Hansram Pahalwan gave the suggestion to send him in Guru Hanuman Akhara Delhi because Mr. Hansram was also a pupil of Guru Hanuman in his early age. The Guru Hanuman is the most popular trainer of wrestlers. He had won Bronze medal in World Wrestling Championship in 1992 at Cali.He had won Silver medal in Commonwealth Championship in 1995 (Senior, 74 kg, Freestyle). He had secured 7th position in World Wrestling Championship in year 1992 (Junior, 74 kg, Freestyle). He also secured 4th position in Commonwealth Championship in the year 1993 (Senior, 74 kg, Freestyle).

Vegetarian

He is a vegetarian wrestler. He take's 3 litres of milk and 20 grams (of what?) per day.

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