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{{short description|Indian freestyle wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Ravi Kumar Dahiya
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| birth_place = [[Nahri]], [[Sonipat district]], [[Haryana]], India
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| height = 5 ft 7 in<ref name=espn/>
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| country = [[India]]
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
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| event = 57 kg
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[freestyle wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCount | total = yes
| [[ Summer Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] | - | - | -
| [[World Championships]] | - | - | 1
| [[World U23 Wrestling Championships]] | - | 1 | -
| [[Asian Championships]] | 2 | - | -
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{{MedalCompetition|[[World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2019 World Wrestling Championships|2019 Nur-Sultan]]|[[2019 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg|57 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2021 Asian Wrestling Championships|2021 Almaty]]|[[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|57 kg]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|2020 New Delhi]]|[[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|57 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World U23 Wrestling Championships|World U23 Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship|2018 Bucharest]]|57 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Wrestling}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Salvador da Bahia|55 kg}}
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'''Ravi Kumar Dahiya''', also known as '''Ravi Kumar''', is an Indian freestyle [[wrestler]] who won a bronze medal at the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships]] in the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 57 kg|57 kg category]] and secured a place in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=It's an honour to see my name alongside Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, says wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya after securing Tokyo 2020 berth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/its-an-honour-to-see-my-name-alongside-bajrang-punia-and-vinesh-phogat-says-wrestler-ravi-kumar-dahiya-after-securing-tokyo-2020-berth/articleshow/71216754.cms |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

==Early life==
Dahiya was born in 1997 and hails from the village of [[Nahri]] in [[Sonipat district]], [[Haryana]]. Since age 10, Dahiya was trained by [[Satpal Singh]] at the [[Chhatrasal Stadium]] in [[North Delhi]]. His father Rakesh Dahiya, a farmer who worked on rented paddy fields, would travel every day from Nahri to the stadium to deliver milk and fruits, which were part of his wrestling diet, for more than a decade.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ravi Kumar Dahiya: Latest on the list of India's wrestling sensations |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/ravi-kumar-dahiya-wrestling-champion/ |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=Olympic Channel |date=24 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World Wrestling Championships 2019: 'My real journey has just begun', says bronze medallist Ravi Dahiya after booking ticket to Tokyo |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/world-wrestling-championships-2019-my-real-journey-has-just-begun-says-bronze-medallist-ravi-dahiya-after-booking-ticket-to-tokyo-7377091.html |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=20 September 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Dahiya won the silver medal in the 55 kg freestyle category at the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championships in [[Salvador de Bahia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Junior World Championships |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/junior-world-championships?tab=medal-summary&weight-category=f164cb03-3ede-11e5-9fca-0800275a62ce |publisher=United World Wrestling |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> He picked up an injury in 2017 which kept him out of action for more than a year. In his comeback year, he won the silver medal at the [[2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship]] in [[Bucharest]], India's only medal at the competition, in the 57 kg category.<ref name=espn>{{cite news |title=Ravi Kumar's passion bears fruit in impressive Worlds debut |url=https://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/27655399/ravi-kumar-passion-bears-fruit-impressive-worlds-debut |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=ESPN.in |date=21 September 2019}}</ref> Dahiya remained unbeaten at the 2019 [[Pro Wrestling League]], representing the title winning team, Haryana Hammers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siwach |first1=Vinay|title=Wrestling: Deepak and Ravi continue Chhatarsaal stadium's tradition of winning medals for India |url=https://scroll.in/field/931966/wrestling-deepak-and-ravi-continue-chhatarsaal-stadiums-tradition-of-winning-medals-for-india |access-date=6 March 2020 |work=Scroll.in|date=27 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarangi |first1=Y. B. |title=Easy day for Bajrang, Ravi Dahiya excels in Worlds trials |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/wrestling/world-wrestling-championship-trials-indian-grapplers-bajrang-punia-sushil-kumar-ravi-dahiya/article28719772.ece |access-date=6 March 2020 |work=Sportstar |date=26 July 2019}}</ref> He was ranked fifth at the [[2019 Asian Wrestling Championships]] in [[Xi'an]], after losing the bronze medal match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Championships |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/asian-championships-7?tab=medal-summary&weight-category=d442299d-64ff-11e9-be30-080027548b1b |publisher=United World Wrestling |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref>

In his [[2019 World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]] debut in 2019, Dahiya defeated the European champion [[Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler)|Arsen Harutyunyan]] in the round of 16,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarangi |first1=Y. B. |title=Sushil's presence helped: Ravi Dahiya |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/sushils-presence-helped-ravi-dahiya/article29477766.ece |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=21 September 2019}}</ref> and the 2017 world champion [[Yuki Takahashi (wrestler)|Yuki Takahashi]] in the quarterfinal, to earn one of the six available [[Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification#57 kg|quota places]] for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. He settled for bronze after losing to defending champion and eventual gold medalist [[Zaur Uguev]] in the semifinal round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya follows Bajrang Punia's footsteps, wins bronze in World Championship debut |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/wrestler-ravi-kumar-dahiya-follows-bajrang-punia-s-footsteps-wins-bronze-on-world-championship-debut/story-aQ7bJlwkWpYFBeb8J8Kf3J.html |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 September 2019}}</ref> On the back of his medal win, Dahiya was included in the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]' Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in October 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wrestler Ravi Dahiya included in TOPS, Sakshi Malik dropped |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/wrestler-ravi-dahiya-included-in-tops-sakshi-malik-dropped/articleshow/71441474.cms |access-date=23 February 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

Dahiya bagged gold at the [[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships]] in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Avishek |last2=Singh |first2=Navneet |title=Asian Wrestling Championships: Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins gold, Bajrang Punia loses in final |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/asian-wrestling-championships-ravi-kumar-dahiya-wins-gold-bajrang-punia-loses-in-final/story-E7HvGSv5CJMIZOeGEYTxtJ.html |access-date=22 February 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 February 2020}}</ref>
==International Competition==
===World Championship===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!opponent
|-
|2019
|[[2019 World Wrestling Championships]]
|[[Nur-sultan]]
|[[2019 World Wrestling Championships - Men's freestyle 57 kg|57 kg]]
|{{bronze03}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Zaur Uguev]]|RUS}}
|}
===U23 World Championship===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!opponent
|-
|2018
|[[2018 World Wrestling Championships|2018 World U23 Wrestling Championships]]
|[[Bucharest]]
|[[2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship#Men.27s freestyle|57 kg]]
|{{Silver02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Toshihiro Hasegawa]]|JPN}}
|}
===World Junior Championship===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!opponent
|-
|2015
|[[2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships]]
|[[Salvador da bhahia]]
|[[2015 World Junior Wrestling Championship#Men.27s freestyle|56 kg]]
|{{Silver02}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Mahir Amiraslanov]]|AZE}}
|}
===Asian Wrestling Championship===
{| Class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Competition
!Venue
!Event
!Rank
!Opponent
|-
|2021
|[[2021 Asian Wrestling Championships]]
|[[Almaty]]
|[[Wrestling at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships - Men's freestyle 57 kg|57kg]]
|{{Gold01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alireza Nosratolah Sarlak ]]|IRI}}
|-
|2020
|[[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships]]
|[[New Delhi]]
|[[Wrestling at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships - Men's freestyle 57 kg|57kg]]
|{{Gold01}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Hikmatullo Vohidov]]|TJK}}
|-
|2019
|[[2019 Asian Wrestling Championships]]
|[[Xi'an]]
|[[Wrestling at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships - Men's freestyle 57 kg|57kg]]
|5th
|{{flagathlete|[[Kang Kum-song]]|PRK}}
|}

==Record against opponents==
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{{col-break}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:small"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Weight
! rowspan="2" | Players
! rowspan="2" | Matches
! colspan="2" | Results
! rowspan="2" | Change
|-
! Won
!Lost
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Zaur Uguev]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Reza Atri]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Takahashi]]
| 3 || 2 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Nurislam Sanayev]]
| 2 || 2 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +2
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Meirambek KARTBAY]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ARM}} [[Arsen Harutyunyan]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Mahir Amiraslanov]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | -1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Uladzislau Andreyeu]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Jahongirmirza Turobov]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Makhmudjon Shavkatov]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Sung-gwon]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kang Kum-song]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TJK}} [[Hikmatullo Vohidov]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Petr Konstantinov]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|57kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nodar Arabidze]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || bgcolor="#ccffcc" | +1
|-
|61kg
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Volodymyr Burukov]]
| 1 || 0 || 1 || bgcolor="#ffddee" | -1
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Sonipat district]]
[[Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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