Bajrang Kumar
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26 February 1994 Jhajjar, Haryana, India |
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chatshal Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vinod Kumar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is a freestyle wrestler from India.
He was born in Khudan village of Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana in India. He began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged to pursue the sport by his father. He has a brother named Harender Singh Punia. In 2015, his family moved to Sonepat for him to attend regional center of Sports Authority of India. He works as Traveling Ticket Examiner (TTE) with Indian Railway and his family has demanded for Deputy superintendent of police post with Haryana Police.
In New Delhi, India, in the semi-final bout, Bajrang lost 3-1 to Hwang Ryong-hak of South Korea to win the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category.
In the Round of 16, he faced Shogo Maeda of Japan, beating him 3-1. His opponent in the quarter-finals was Morad Hassan of Iran whom he beat 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals.
In Budapest, Hungary, Bajrang won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 60 kg category by qualifying for the bronze medal bout through the repechage round. There, he met Enkhsaikhany Nyam-Ochir of Mongolia and beat him 9-2.
In the Round of 32, he faced Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria who beat him 7-0. With the Bulgarian grappler qualifying for the final bout, Bajrang then faced Shogo Maeda of Japan and earned a walkover. His next opponent was Ivan Guidea of Romania and with a 10-3 win over the Romanian, Bajrang earned a spot in the bronze medal bout.
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