Nirmala Devi (wrestler)
Nirmala Devi (born 26 June 1984)[1] is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]
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| Born | 26 June 1984 Hisar district, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Centre Sports Club; Hisar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rajinder Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She was born to Ishwar Singh and Kitabo Devi.[3] Nirmala is the eldest of Ishwar Singh's five children. Poonam, the youngest, is also a wrestler. Nirmala took up wrestling seriously in 2001 and then went on to win the national championship in the same year.[3]
She hails from Hisar district in Haryana and works for Haryana Police. She became a sub-inspector in 2007 after receiving a gold medal at the 2007 Commonwealth Championship in Canada. She also won a gold medal in international wrestling in Spain in 2010.[3]
References
- "Nirmala, Devi (IND)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Nirmala Devi wins silver in 48 kg freestyle wrestling". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "पहलवान फौजी दादा की पहलवान बेटी से मिलिए, ओलंपियन को चटाई धूल". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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