Sushil Kumar (wrestler) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Caste, Biography and More

Bio/ Wiki

Real Name: Sushil Kumar Solanki

Profession: Freestyle Wrestler

Coach/Mentor: Mahabali Satpal Singh

Records

2003 - Gold (60 kg) - London Commonwealth Championship

2003 - Bronze (60 kg) - New Delhi Asian Championships

2005 - Gold (66 kg) - Cape Town Commonwealth Championship

2007 - Gold (66 kg) - London Commonwealth Championship

2007 - Silver (66 kg) - Kyrgyzstan Asian Championships

2008 - Bronze (66 kg) - Beijing Olympics

2008 - Bronze (66 kg) - Jeju Island Asian Championships

2009 - Gold (66 kg) - Jalander Commonwealth Championship

2010 - Gold (66 kg) - New Delhi Asian Championships

2010 - Gold (66 kg) - Moscow World Championships

2010 - Gold (66 kg) - Delhi Commonwealth Games

2012- Silver (66 kg) - London Summer Olympics

2018- Gold (73 kg) - Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Physical Stats & More

Height (approx.)

in centimeters- 166 cm

in meters- 1.66 m

in Feet Inches- 5’ 5½”

Weight (approx.)

in Kilograms- 66 kg

in Pounds- 145 lbs

Body Measurements (approx.)

- Chest: 44 Inches

- Waist: 34 Inches

- Biceps: 16 Inches

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life

Date of Birth:  26 May 1983

Age (as of 2021): 38 Years

Birthplace: Baprola, Najafgarh, Delhi, India

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Nationality: Indian

Hometown: Najafgarh, Delhi, India

Debut: World Cadet Games (1998)

Family

Father- Diwan Singh (Bus Driver)

Mother- Kamla Devi

Brothers- Sandeep (wrestler)

Sisters- None

Sushil Kumar's parents

Religion:    Hinduism

Food Habit:  Vegetarian [1]

Address:  Mumbai

Hobbies:  Doing workout

Controversy

On 10 May 2021, the Delhi Police issued a lookout notice against Sushil Kumar in connection to the murder of a 23-year-old international wrestler Sagar Dhankad in Chhatrasal Stadium. Reportedly, Sushil Kumar had been absconding since Sagar Dhankad was beaten to death during a brawl at the parking area of Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi. Following the incident, the police registered an FIR of murder, abduction, and criminal conspiracy against Sushil Kumar. [2] On 17 May 2021, the Delhi Police announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of Sushil Kumar who was on the run. [3] On 23 May 2021, he was arrested by Delhi Police in above Case.

Favourite Things

Food: Paranthas, White Makhan (butter)

Actor:    Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan

Girls, Affairs and More

Marital Status: Married

Affairs/Girlfriends: Not Known

Wife: Savi Kumar 

Sushil Kumar with his wife

Children:  He has two sons.

Some lesser known facts about Sushil Kumar

Does Sushil Kumar smoke ?: No

Does Sushil Kumar drink alcohol ?: No

Sushil started playing wrestling at the age of 14 and won a gold medal in the World Cadet Championship in 1998.

He is the only Indian to win two Olympic medals.

He once refused to promote a liquor brand, as he felt that it would send a wrong message to the youth of the country.

He received the Arjuna Award in 2005 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2006.

His father, Diwan Singh and his cousin, Sandeep, were his inspiration to join wrestling.

She is a vegetarian and has campaigned for PETA's Go-Vegetarian campaign.

He loves football and is a big fan of Lionel Messi.

His training period at Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium was so bad that he had to share his room with 19 fellow trainee wrestlers.

He is not a gadget lover and barely carries his mobile phone.

He has a charity foundation named Sushil 4 Sports, Which helps aspiring sports athletes from all fields.

He was voted as the most popular athlete by the 2010 Commonwealth Games athletes.

Apart from wrestling, he also works as an assistant commercial manager in the Indian Railways.

In 2015, he co-judge the famous reality TV show MTV Roadies.

In an interview, he talked about his diet and fitness regime in which he stated that he used to consume a lot of white butter during his training in the early days.

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