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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 wrestler, who is a current member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Haryana. She won the 2024 assembly election from Julana constituency representing the Indian National Congress. Previously as a wrestler, she was a former Asian Champion and multiple-gold medalist of Commonwealth Games, with her wins in 2014, 2018, and 2022. In her wrestling career, Phogat achieved a milestone when she won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games and became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal 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 1,027. Before 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 239. Before 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 1,861. Before 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).

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Among WRESTLERS In India

Among wrestlers born in India, Vinesh Phogat ranks 4. Before 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).

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