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{{short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
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| name = Ramesh Kumar
| image = The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M.S. Gill greeting the 44th World Wrestling Championship Bronze medalist Wrestler, Shri Ramesh Kumar in New Delhi on September 26, 2009 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Kumar in 2009 with his World Championship medal
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| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian people|Indian]]
| residence = [[Haryana]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|15}}
| birth_place = Purkhas Village, [[Sonipat district]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramesh Kumar|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/ramesh-kumar-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/ramesh-kumar-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
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| country = India
| sport = [[Wrestling]]
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| event = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
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| updated = 15 September 2015
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{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Freestyle Wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Wrestling Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2009 World Wrestling Championships|2009 Herning]] | [[2009 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg|Freestyle 74 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[2002 Commonwealth Games results#Wrestling|Freestyle 66 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Wrestling Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 Asian Wrestling Championships|2001 Ulan Bator]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Maintaining the tempo|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3301/stories/20100107502902500.htm|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref> | [[2001 Asian Wrestling Championships#Men.27s freestyle|Freestyle 69 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2005 Asian Wrestling Championships|2005 Wuhan]]| [[2005 Asian Wrestling Championships#Men.27s freestyle|Freestyle 74 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2009 Asian Wrestling Championships|2009 Pattaya]]| [[2009 Asian Wrestling Championships#Men.27s freestyle|Freestyle 74 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| 2005 Cape Town<ref name="CWC 2005">{{cite news |title=Indian grapplers sweep gold in Commonwealth Championship |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-grapplers-sweep-gold-in-commonwealth-championship_226265.html |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=2 July 2005 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161127134049/http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-grapplers-sweep-gold-in-commonwealth-championship_226265.html |archivedate=27 November 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | Freestyle 74 kg}}
{{MedalBronze| 2005 Cape Town<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 - Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - Information & RESULTS|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2005Championships.aspx|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref> | Greco-Roman 74 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Wrestling Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2001 Tashkent<ref>{{cite news|title=The Lone Grappler|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=hub100710lonegrappler.asp|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=[[Tehelka]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PIB Releases|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2001/roct2001/17102001/r171020019.html|accessdate=15 September 2015|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref> | 69 kg}}
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'''Ramesh Kumar''' is an [[India]]n [[wrestler]], who the [[bronze medal]] in the [[Freestyle Wrestling|Men's 74kg Freestyle Wrestling]] event at the [[2009 FILA Wrestling World Championships|2009 Wrestling World Championship]] in [[Herning]], Denmark.<ref name=to>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/wrestling/28067690_1_bags-bronze-66kg-freestyle-category-sushil-kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082543/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-24/wrestling/28067690_1_bags-bronze-66kg-freestyle-category-sushil-kumar|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Ramesh Kumar creates history, bags bronze in World Wrestling|date=24 September 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="re">{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-42686320090924|title=Ramesh Kumar has won India's first world championship men's wrestling medal in 42 years.|date=24 September 2009|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>

==Biography==
He was born in Purkhas in [[Sonipat district]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name="teh">{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main45.asp?filename=hub100710lonegrappler.asp|title=The Lone Grappler|date=10 July 2010|publisher=Tehelka Magazine}}</ref>

While still in school, his maternal grandfather who was also a wrestler sent him to Capt. Chand Roop& Chotu Ram ’s ''[[Akhada]]'', a school of Indian-style wrestling, ''[[pehlwani]]'', at Azadpur, [[Delhi]], in 1994.<ref name="teh"/> In 1997, while still studying in ninth standard at the Jahangirpuri Government School, he won a gold medal, at the 11th World Cadet Wrestling Championships, after beating Russia's B Yusuf on points (6-3), in the 63-kg category.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970622/17350713.html|title=Ramesh Kumar strikes gold|date=22 June 1997|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], he won gold medal in 66 kg category.<ref name="ma">{{cite web|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=7562&reportType=I&sport=WR&formSubmit=1|title=Ahthelete Biography|publisher=Manchester Commonwealth Games website}}</ref>

In 2005, at the 51st National Championship, he beat Sombir of Haryana, in the 74 kg freestyle to win the finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Railways emerge supreme in new-age wrestling|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2804/stories/20050122006406300.htm|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=22 January 2005}}</ref> He represented [[India at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg|Men's Freestyle 66 kg category]], though he missed 2008 Olympics due to back injury.<ref name="teh"/> After 2004, he switched to 74 kg category.<ref name="tr">{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090406/cth2.htm#8|title=Ramesh all set for Asian wrestling meet|date=6 April 2009|work=The Tribune}}</ref>

At the [[2009 FILA Wrestling World Championships]], he defeated Alexandr Burca of [[Moldova]] to win a bronze medal, which was India's first medal win at the championship, after Vishambhar Singh won a silver in 1967, 42 years ago.<ref name=to/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ramesh-kumar-bags-bronze-in-world-wrestling/521013/|title=Ramesh Kumar bags bronze in World Wrestling C'ships|date=24 September 2009|work=Indian Express}}</ref>

He lives and trains in [[Sonepat]], Haryana.<ref name="tt">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/SPORTS/More-Sports/Wrestling/Wrestler-Ramesh-Kumar-gets-rousing-welcome-in-India/articleshow/5055197.cms|title=Wrestler Ramesh Kumar gets rousing welcome in India|date=25 Sep 2009|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/Bronze-medallist-Ramesh-Kumar-says-gold-next-time/articleshow/5057842.cms Bronze medallist Ramesh Kumar says gold next time]

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[[Category:1981 births]]
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[[Category:People from Sonipat district]]
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Haryana]]
[[Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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