Geeta Phogat is Indian Wrestler and a gold medallist in the commonwealth games. She was born on 15 December 1988 in a small village Bhiwani district in Haryana and comes from a Jat Hindu family. Her father Mahavir Singh Phogat was a wrestler and is her coach as well & her mother name is Daya kaur. She is also the first ever Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics.Geeta is a world Wrestling champion and she won the gold medal in the year 2009 in the commonwealth games.Her success story is filled with a lot of struggle and obstacles which she managed to overcome with hard work and determination. She is an inspiration to millions of girls in the country to go after your dreams regardless of the difficulties that you may encounter. Her sisters Babita Kumari and Vinesh Phogat embody this fact as both girls won gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Geeta Phogat Biography | Wiki
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Geeta Phogat |
| Nickname | Not Known |
| Profession | Freestyle Wrestler |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 162 cm |
| in meters- 1.62 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 3½” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 55 kg |
| in Pounds- 121 lbs | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Wrestling | |
| Category | 55 kg freestyle |
| International Debut | Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in Jalandhar, Punjab (2009) |
| Coach/Mentor | Mahavir Singh Phogat (Father and coach) |
| Records/Achievements | • Won Gold medal in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. |
| • First Indian woman wrestler to have qualified for the Olympics. | |
| Career Turning Point | 2010 Commonwealth Games |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 16 December 1988 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 27 Years |
| Birth Place | Balali village, Haryana |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Balali village, Haryana |
| School | Not Known |
| College | MDU, Rohtak, Haryana |
| Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
| Family | Father- Mahavir Singh Phogat (Wrestler) |
| Mother- Shobha Kaur | |
| Brother - Modu | |
| Sister- Babita Kumari (Westler), Sangita Phogat, Ritu Phogat | |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hobbies | Travelling, Running |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Husband | N/A |
