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Vinesh Phogat

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Vinesh Phogat (pronounced [ʋɪˈneːʃ ˈpʰoːɡɑːʈ]; born 25 August 1994) is an Indian politician and former freestyle wrestler, currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Julana constituency in Haryana, representing the Indian National Congress. Prior to her political career, she was one of India’s most accomplished female wrestlers. A two-time World Wrestling Championships bronze medallist, she is a former Asian champion, Asian Games gold medallist and a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Vinesh is the only Indian woman wrestler to have won gold at both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinesh Phogat is the 565th most popular wrestler (up from 1,087th in 2019), the 1,227th most popular biography from India (up from 1,696th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat ranks 565 out of 1,027Before her are Tang Lin, Zhan Beleniuk, Rovshan Bayramov, Mikael Ljungberg, Jimmy Yang, and Sarah Logan. After her are Kim Il, David Musulbes, Attila Repka, Ruben Houkes, Armen Mkrtchyan, and Rasoul Khadem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Vinesh Phogat ranks 239Before her are Fabien Frankel, Ju Jingyi, Elfrid Payton, Little Simz, Nathaniel Chalobah, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma. After her are Eugenie Bouchard, Duncan Robinson, Asisat Oshoala, Hiroya Iwakabe, Aliya Mustafina, and Franziska Preuß.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vinesh Phogat ranks 1,227 out of 1,861Before her are Salabat Jung (1718), R Vaishali (2001), Devendra Fadnavis (1970), Ravi Shankar Prasad (1954), Sonu Nigam (1973), and Ila Arun (1929). After her are Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Diana Penty (1985), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Aditi Sharma (1983), Nithiin (1983), and Karnam Malleswari (1975).

Among WRESTLERS In India

Among wrestlers born in India, Vinesh Phogat ranks 4Before her are The Great Gama (1878), The Great Khali (1972), and Sushil Kumar (1983). After her are Geeta Phogat (1988), Bajrang Punia (1994), Babita Kumari (1989), Yogeshwar Dutt (1982), Bekmurod Oltiboev (1996), Navjot Kaur (1990), and Shushila Devi Likmabam (1995).