The performance of India in wrestling in the year
2009 has been dominated by the wonderful feat of Sushil Kumar. After
winning bronze in Beijing Olympics in 2008, Sushil carried forward
his success to 2009 to win gold at German Grand Prix. Besides Sushil,
four other wrestlers also won medals at the championship. India also
dominated the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Jalandhar,
making a clean sweep in the men’s freestyle competition as it
won all the seven gold medals. Besides, India also won three silver
medals and four bronze medals in the championship.
The Performances
Championship
|
Name
|
Medal
|
Category
|
|
German Grand Prix
|
Sushil Kumar
|
Gold
|
66 kg
|
|
Rahul Balasaheb
|
Gold
|
55 kg
|
|
Rajiv Tomar
|
Silver
|
120 kg
|
|
Ramesh Kumar
|
Bronze
|
74 kg
|
|
Ravinder Singh
|
Bronze
|
60 kg Greco-Roman
|
|
Sardinia Wrestling Tournament
|
|
|
|
|
Anil Kumar
|
Silver
|
55 kg
|
|
Hardeep Singh
|
Silver
|
60 kg
|
|
Anil Kumar
|
Silver
|
96 kg Greco-roman
|
|
Naresh Kumar
|
Bronze
|
84 kg
|
|
Joginder Kumar
|
Bronze
|
120 kg
|
|
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
|
|
|
|
|
Vinod Kumar
|
Gold
|
55 kg
|
|
Anil Kumar
|
Silver
|
55 kg
|
|
Rahul Mann
|
Gold
|
60 kg
|
|
Rajneesh
|
Bronze
|
60 kg
|
|
Narsingh Yadav
|
Gold
|
74 kg
|
|
Sumit
|
Silver
|
74 kg
|
|
Rambir
|
Gold
|
84 kg
|
|
Naresh Kumar
|
Bronze
|
84 kg
|
|
Mausam Khatri
|
Gold
|
96 kg
|
|
Anil Mann
|
Bronze
|
96 kg
|
|
Sushil Kumar
|
Gold
|
66 kg
|
|
Dhanker Amit
|
Bronze
|
66 kg
|
|
Rajiv Tomar
|
Gold
|
120 kg
|
|
Joginder Kumar
|
Silver
|
120 kg
|
Major Players
- Sushil Kumar
- Rajiv Tomar
- Naresh Kumar
- Vinod Kumar
- Ramesh Kumar
- Yogeshwar Dutt
Award Winners
-
|
Winner
|
Award
|
|
Yogeshwar Dutt
|
Arjuna Award
|
|
Sushil Kumar
|
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
|
|
Satpal Singh
|
Dronacharya Award
|
