Yogeshwar Dutt (Hindi

Hindi

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: योगेश्वर दत्त; born 11 December 1982) is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n wrestler. He is from Sonipat

Sonipat

Sonipat , also spelled as Sonepat, is an ancient town and a municipal council in Sonipat district in the state of Haryana, India. It comes under National Capital Region and is 45 km north of Delhi. The Yamuna River runs along the eastern boundary of the district...

, Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

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Career

He started wrestling from a very young age. He made his presence felt by doing well in the Indian National Championships in 1998.

2003 - 2006

Yogeshwar Dutt won the Gold Medal in the 2003 Commonwealth Championship.

He won the Bronze Medal in the 60 kilogram category at the 15th Asian Games

2006 Asian Games

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 at Doha

Doha

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2008 Beijing Olympics

He is representing India in the 60 kilogram wrestling freestyle

Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...

 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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. He earned his berth for the Olympics by winning gold at the 2008 Asian championship in March 2008 held at Jeju City

Jeju City

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 in South Korea

South Korea

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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Yogeshwar got a bye in the first round. In the pre-quarterfinals, he beat Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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's Baurzhan Orazgaliyev

Baurzhan Orazgaliyev

Baurzahn Orazgaliyev is a male freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan.He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the 1/8 of final losing with Yogeshwar Dutt from India-External links:*...

 8-3. Yogeshwar lost to Kenichi Yumoto

Kenichi Yumoto

Kenichi Yumoto is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won bronze in his category .- References :...

 of Japan

Japan

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3-6 in the quarterfinals of the 60 kg freestyle event.

In 2010 commonwealth games delhi he got gold medal.

External links

• Yogeshwar's profile on FILA Wrestling website