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{{short description|Indian freestyle wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox sport wrestler
| name = Palwinder Singh Cheema
| image =
| imagesize =
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| fullname = Palwinder Singh Cheema
| nationality = {{IND}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|m=1.95|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|120|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| website =
| country =
| style = [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle]]
| club = NIS Patiala
| coach = Sukhchain Cheema
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's [[freestyle wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|[[Wrestling at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|120 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Wrestling at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 120 kg|120 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 120 kg|120 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 Asian Wrestling Championships|2003 Delhi]]|120 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2004 Asian Wrestling Championships|2004 Tehran]]|120 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2005 Asian Wrestling Championships|2005 Wuhan]]|120 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2007 Asian Wrestling Championships|2007 Bishkek]]|120 kg}}
| show-medals = yes
}}

'''Palwinder Singh Cheema''' (born 11 November 1982 in [[Patiala]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]) is a retired amateur Indian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Palwinder Singh Cheema|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/palwinder-singh-cheema-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/palwinder-singh-cheema-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 8 July 2014}}</ref> Considered one of India's top wrestlers in his decade, Cheema has claimed the gold medal at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester, England]], scored two bronze in the 120-kg division at the [[Asian Games]] (2002 and 2006), and also represented his nation [[India]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. Throughout his sporting career, Cheema trained full-time for NIS Patiala Wrestling Club under his coach and father Sukhchain Singh Cheema.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Jangveer|title=Two Rustam-e-Hind in a family|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031115/windows/main2.htm|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|location=[[Chandigarh]]|date=15 November 2003|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref>

Cheema reached sporting headlines at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester, England]], where he grappled his way over Canada's Eric Kirschner to fetch the gold medal in the 120-kg division on technical superiority.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ugoalah takes gold|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/other_sports/wrestling/newsid_2170000/2170411.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=3 August 2002|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India end third in overall medals tally|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/04ind.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=5 August 2002|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref> Following his immediate sporting success, Cheema went on to pick up a bronze at the [[2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Busan, South Korea]], and silver at the [[2003 Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]] in his native [[Delhi]] by the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palwinder bags bronze|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/08/stories/2002100805482000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142322/http://hindu.com/2002/10/08/stories/2002100805482000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 October 2002|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref>

At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Cheema qualified for his first Indian squad, as a 21-year-old, in the [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg|men's 120 kg]] class. Earlier in the process, he placed second at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in [[Sofia, Bulgaria]], and guaranteed a spot on the Indian wrestling team by winning his second silver from the [[2004 Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]] in [[Tehran, Iran]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Gary|title=Olympic Games preview at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. in men's freestyle|url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10352|work=[[USA Wrestling]]|publisher=The Mat|date=29 July 2004|accessdate=6 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606222350/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10352|archive-date=6 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Six Indian wrestlers qualify for Athens|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/feb/15wrest.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=15 February 2004|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref> He lost two straight matches each to eventual Olympic champion [[Artur Taymazov]] of Uzbekistan on technical superiority, and four-time Olympian [[Marek Garmulewicz]] of Poland (4–6), leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing fifteenth in the final standings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 120kg|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/wrestling/results/3532672.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ramesh Kumar wins but fails to advance|url=http://www.indiaabroad.com/sports/2004/aug/27oly-wres.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|date=27 August 2004|accessdate=7 July 2014}}</ref>

At the [[2006 Asian Games]] in [[Doha, Qatar]], Cheema campaigned for his bronze medal defense over fancied Kazakh wrestler [[Marid Mutalimov]] in the [[Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's freestyle 120 kg|120-kg division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kumar, Cheema win bronze medals|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/kumar-cheema-win-bronze-medals/article3034007.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 December 2006|accessdate=8 July 2014}}</ref> In 2007, Cheema bid his early retirement from wrestling at the age of 24, capping off his career with a remarkable tally of seven medals (one gold, four silver, and two bronze).Also holds RUSTAM-E-HIND title.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=C80156E15BE84470B87540269C5B77C1 Profile – International Wrestling Database]

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[[Category:Olympic wrestlers of India]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Patiala]]
[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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