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He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first person to win two Olympic medals for independent India. [17] Kumar was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2006 and a coveted Padma Shree by the Indian Government in 2011.
At the Beijing 2008 Games, Sushil Kumar joined India's list of Olympic medallists with his bronze in the 66kg category, the nation's first Olympic wrestling medal since Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's bronze in 1952.
Aug 9, 2024 · Four years after his bronze in Beijing, Sushil Kumar clinched a silver medal at London 2012, thus becoming the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. Till date, he is the only Indian with multiple medals in individual sports at the Summer Games.
Jul 17, 2024 · Sushil Kumar has won two Olympic medals for India; Sushil is only Indian to win gold medal at World Wrestling Championship; Sushil's legacy came to a tragic end with involvement in murder
Mar 7, 2024 · Earned a bronze medal at the Asian Games in 2006; Bagged India’s first Olympic medal in wrestling in 2008 since 1952 when Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won a medal for the nation; Earned a silver medal in 66 kg category in the 2012 Olympics; Won the World Wrestling Championship of 2010
Jul 7, 2021 · Sushil Kumar (Silver, London 2012, Men's 66kg freestyle wrestling): Sushil became the first Indian athlete post-independence to win two individual Olympic medals by winning silver at the 2012...
In 2008, Sushil Kumar won a bronze medal for India at the Olympic Games in Beijing. In 2012, he won a silver medal during the Summer Olympics in London and became the first person to win two Olympic medals for Independent India.
Mar 7, 2024 · Sushil Kumar's first win was a gold medal at the World Cadet Games, 1988. The most notable achievements of Sushil are the two Olympic medals, a silver medal at the London Olympics, 2012 and a bronze medal at Beijing Olympics, 2008.
Indian freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar competed at three Olympics, winning a silver medal at London 2012 and bronze at Beijing 2008. He was World Champion at 66 kg in 2010. Kumar was Commonwealth Champion in 2003, 2005, and 2007 and won a bronze medal at the 2003 Asian Championships.
He placed seventh in the 2007 World Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, becoming the first person to win two Olympic medals for independent India. [17]
