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Sushil Kumar

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Sushil Kumar (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler and a two-time Olympic medallist. He won a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics—India’s first wrestling medal since K. D. Jadhav’s bronze in 1952—and a silver at the 2012 London Olympics. A recipient of the Khel Ratna Award– India's highest honour for sportspersons in 2009, he was also honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2005 and the Padma Shri in 2011. 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Sushil Kumar is the 337th most popular wrestler (up from 648th in 2019), 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 337 out of 1,027. Before him are Brian Christopher, Ștefan Rusu, Roman Dmitriyev, Cody Rhodes, Matt Hardy, and Don Muraco. After him are Vakhtang Blagidze, George Steele, Mark Schultz, Brandi Rhodes, Bo Dallas, and Buddy Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Sushil Kumar ranks 176. 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), Bekmurod Oltiboev (1996), Navjot Kaur (1990), and Shushila Devi Likmabam (1995).

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