Geeta Phogat Bio, Age, Family, Career and Profile

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Geeta Phogat made history as the first Indian woman to clinch a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Additionally, she was the pioneer Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics in 2012.

 

Geeta Phogat Wiki Bio Quick Facts :

Date of Birth / Age : 15 December 1988 / 32 Years (as in 2020)
Nick Name : Geeta
Full Name : Geeta Kumari Phogat
Birthplace / Home Town : Balali, Haryana, India
Nationality : Indian
Zodiac Sign / Sun Sign : Sagittarius
Religion / Caste : Hinduism / Jat

 

Height, Weight and Physical Stats :

Height : 162 Cm
Weight : 65 Kg
Eye Color : Black
Hair Color : Black

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Family and Relatives :

Father : Mahavir Singh Phogat
Mother : Shobha Kaur
Brother(s) : Modu
Sister(s) : Babita Kumari Phogat, Sangita Phogat, Ritu Phogat

Vinesh Phogat (Cousin)

Marital Status : Married (20 November 2016)
Spouse / Husband : Pawan Kumar
Children : Yes
Affairs : Pawan Kumar

 

Education and Career :

Qualification :  N/A
School : N/A
College / Universities : MDU, Rohtak
Profession : Freestyle Wrestler
Debut Film / TV / Party : Commonwealth Wrestling Championships Jalandhar 2009
Mentor / Coach : Mahavir Singh Phogat
Net Income / Worth : N/A

 

Contact and Social Media Profile :

Twitter : twitter.com/geeta_phogat
Facebook : facebook.com/wrestlerGeetaPhogatSaroha
Instagram : instagram.com/geetaphogat
Wikipedia wikipedia.org/wiki/Geeta_Phogat
Email / Contact : N/A
Address : Haryana, India

 

Geeta Phogat Favorites :

Hobbies : Travelling, Running
Favorite Food : N/A
Favorite Actor : Sunny Deol
Favorite Actress N/A
Favorite Destination : Mauritius

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Awards and Medals :

 2009 Gold (55 kg) in Jalandhar Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
 2010 Gold (55 kg) in Delhi Commonwealth Games
 2011 Gold (55 kg) in Melbourne Commonwealth Wrestling Championships
 2012
  • Asian Wrestling Championship Bronze (55 kg), Gumi
  • Arjuna Award
  • World Wrestling Cahmpionships Bronze (55 kg), Strathcona County
  • Gold in FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament
 2013
  • Silver (59 kg) in Johannesburg Commonwealth Championships
  • Silver at Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament
 2014 Bronze at Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament
 2015 Bronze (58 kg) in Goha, Asian Wrestling Championships

 

Controversies :

  • In 2016, Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari Phogat were disqualified from the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2018, the Wrestling Federation of India, banned Phogat Sisters from attending the Asian Games, held in Jakarta. However, after Geeta gave a reasonable explanation, she was granted permission to attend the tournament.

 

Some Known Facts About Geeta Phogat :

  • Does Geeta Phogat smoke? : Not Known
  • Does Geeta Phogat drink alcohol? : Not Known
  • Her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former wrestler, senior Olympics coach and Dronacharya Award recipient.
  • She started wrestling under the mentorship of her father.
  • Geeta’s father used to take her to train on the muddy arena and local wrestling matches.
  • During her teenage, she became the subject of criticism and mockery of the people of her village because the two girls didn’t abide by the customs of society.
  • As there were no female wrestlers, her father would make them wrestle with the boys.
  • Her village lacked proper facilities, so her father enrolled her and her sister Babita at the Sports Authority of India Centre in Sonipat.
  • Her father left his job to concentrate on her training for the Commonwealth Games.
  • She is also the first Indian women wrestler to have been qualified for the Olympics.
  • Her sister Babita Phogat, and cousin Vinesh Phogat are also Commonwealth Games gold medalists.
  • Another younger sister Ritu Phogat and Sangita Phogat is also wrestler.
  • The love story of Geeta Phogat and Pawan Kumar grew through Facebook conversations. Geeta and Pawan attended a camp for the 2012 Olympics. Pawan messaged her on facebook. After a few months, they met in the US. After some time, she blocked him from Facebook. At that time, she thought that he was not serious. It was after they coincidentally underwent knee operation and ran into each other in the same hospital. That’s where they had a long talk. She began to take him seriously, and they both finally agreed to marry.
  • Geeta Phogat met Aamir Khan for the first time in 2014 on his Show, Satyamev Jayate, where he interviewed the Phogat sisters. The movie Dangal is a biopic on the life of Geeta and her family.
  • In October 2016, she was appointed as the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana.
  • She got married to Pawan Kumar on 20 November 2016. The couple had their first child, a boy, in December 2019.
  • In 2017, she participated in the Color TV’s reality show Fear Factor, Khatron Ke Khiladi.

 

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