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Geeta Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Geeta Phogat is an Indian freestyle wrestler who hails from the accomplished Phogat family of wrestlers and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers in the rise to prominence of female wrestling in India. She won India’s first-ever Gold medal in women’s wrestling when she triumphed at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. In 2012, she also became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Summer Games when she won the Gold medal at the 2012 Wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Kazakhstan. The same year, she was honored by the Government of India with the prestigious Arjuna Award.

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Residence

She splits her time between Haryana, India and New Delhi, India.

Manager

She is represented by Tripti Singh, Personal and Business Manager.

Boyfriend / Spouse

Geeta has dated –

  1. Pawan Kumar (2016-Present) – Geeta got married to fellow Indian freestyle wrestler Pawan Kumar (aka Pawan Saroha) on November 20, 2016. The couple has a son together named Arjun Pawan Saroha (b. December 2019).

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Toned physique
  • Long, straight hair
  • Affable smile
  • Has her husband Pawan’s name tattooed on her left arm

Geeta Phogat Facts

  1. Besides winning the Gold medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, Geeta has also won the Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship event in 2009 in Jalandhar and 2011 in Melbourne. She had also won the Silver medal at the 2013 edition of the event in Johannesburg.
  2. Geeta won the Bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championships held in Alberta, Canada. She also stood 3rd at both the 2012 and 2015 editions of the Asian Wrestling Championships. In the first 2 of these 3 events, she had come into medals contention after the application of the rule.
  3. The 2016 Bollywood blockbuster film Dangal was based on her life and the struggles of her father who has coached all of the Phogat sisters. Real-life wrestler Pooja Dhanda who was initially selected to portray the character of Geeta’s younger sister Babita in the film, could not do so due to an untimely injury. She has, incidentally, defeated both Geeta (2018 Commonwealth Games selection trials) and Babita (final of the 2013 National Championship) in real-life wrestling championships.
  4. Geeta won the Silver medal at the 2013 Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament and the Bronze medal at the 2014 edition of the tournament.
  5. In 2017, she had participated in the 8th season of the stunt-based reality TV series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.

Featured Image by Geeta Phogat / Instagram

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Facts of Geeta Kumari Phogat

  • Gender Female
  • full nameGeeta Kumari Phogat
  • middle nameKumari
  • nicknamesGeeta
  • birthplaceBalali, Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India
  • Date of Birth December 15, 1988
  • Age 35 years 9 months
  • Horoscope Sagittarius
  • Lucky Number 8
  • Lucky Stone Turquoise
  • Lucky Color Orange
  • Best Match for Marriage Leo, Aquarius
  • nationalityIndian
  • religionHinduism
  • net worth$1 Million - $5 Million
  • professionFreestyle Wrestler
  • weight66 kg or 145.5 lbs
  • height5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
  • hair colorBlack
  • eye colorDark Brown
  • body type / buildAthletic
  • motherDaya Shobha Kaur
  • fatherMahavir Singh Phogat
  • brothersDushyant Phogat
  • sistersBabita Kumari, Ritu Phogat, Sangita Phogat

Written by Joel S. Elkins

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