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Sushil Kumar

1983 - Today

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Sushil Kumar (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic medallist who won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, India's first wrestling medal since K. D. Jadhav in 1952, and a silver at the 2012 London Olympics. He is the first and only Indian to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. Kumar participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was India’s flag bearer at the 2012 London Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Sushil Kumar is the 339th most popular wrestler (up from 649th in 2024), the 915th most popular biography from India (up from 1,342nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Sushil Kumar ranks 339 out of 1,027. Before him are Ștefan Rusu, Roman Dmitriyev, Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, Don Muraco, and Tony Halme. After him are Vakhtang Blagidze, George Steele, Mark Schultz, Brandi Rhodes, Asashōryū Akinori, and Bo Dallas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Sushil Kumar ranks 177. Before him are Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Ben Gordon, Daisuke Tanaka, Harry Lloyd, Julia Fischer, and Katie McGrath. After him are Christian Klien, Sergey Lazarev, Brandi Rhodes, Stéphanie Frappart, Nirmal Purja, and Lee Hanee.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sushil Kumar ranks 915 out of 1,861. Before him are Reita Faria (1943), Gul Mohammed (1957), Shrilal Shukla (1925), Philip Herbert Cowell (1870), Nanda (1939), and Krishan Kant (1927). After him are Ruskin Bond (1934), Begum Akhtar (1914), Jyoti Amge (1993), Romila Thapar (1931), E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), and Bhumi Pednekar (1989).

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Among WRESTLERS In India

Among wrestlers born in India, Sushil Kumar ranks 3. Before him are The Great Gama (1878), and The Great Khali (1972). After him are Vinesh Phogat (1994), Geeta Phogat (1988), Bajrang Punia (1994), Babita Kumari (1989), Yogeshwar Dutt (1982), Deepak Punia (1999), Bekmurod Oltiboev (1996), Aman Sehrawat (2003), and Navjot Kaur (1990).

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