Geeta Phogat Net Worth Age, Height, Bio.

She is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won India’s first-ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Geeta Phogat’s net worth in 2021 has been converted into millions she has earned by wrestling as her primary source of income. 

Early life

He was born on December 15, 1988, in Balali village, in the Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana. Her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat, was also a former wrestler himself, & mother’s name is Daya Kaur.  

Including her, she has six sisters. According to their date of birth, the names of all sisters are Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh,& Sangita. But Geeta, Babita, Ritu, & Sangita are daughters of Mahavir Singh Phogat. Priyanka & Vinesh are the daughters of Mahabir Singh Phogat’s brother, who were brought up by him after their father. 

She has completed her education at Maharshi Dayanand University. It is in the Rohtak district of Haryana.

Career

In Jalandhar, Punjab, in December 2009, she won the Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Champions in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which were organized in the Capital of India, New Delhi. In the tournament, she won India’s first-ever gold medal in women’s wrestling.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the wrestling FILA Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament that was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the month of April. At the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She finished in the second position and won the silver medal in the women’s freestyle 59 kg category. In the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships, she finished in the third position & won the bronze medal in the freestyle 58 Kg category.

Award

The Arjuna Award for wrestling was awarded to her in 2012. She is the first female Indian wrestler to qualify for the Olympics. She was also the first woman to win the gold medal in women’s wrestling in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Personal Life

She married Pawan Kumar, who is also a wrestler. They got married on November 20, 2016. They had their first boy child in December 2019.

Car Collection

Range Rover of 4.55 million (Rs 45.5 lacs).
Toyota Fortuner of 2.91 million (Rs 29.18 lacs)
Dacia Duster of 1.34 million (Rs13.46 lacs)

Unknown Facts

Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh played the role of her biopic in the movie Dangal.

At the wedding of her actor Amir Khan, who played the role of Mahavir Phogat in the movie Dangal, Olympians Sushil Kumar & Sakshi Malik attended the event held in the village home.

Her sister, Babita Kumari, won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wrestling Championship.

Her father fought against all odds to make his daughter a successful wrestler.

She is the first woman wrestler from India to have qualified for the Olympics in 2012.

She was appointed as the DSP of the Haryana Police in October 2016.

Social Media Portfolio

She has 778.2K  followers on Twitter and on Instagram, She has 926k followers as of November 2023.