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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1989 Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Super heavyweight (+91 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||
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Satish Kumar Yadav (born 4 May 1989) is an Indian amateur boxer from Bulandshahr. He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category[1] and is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category.[2]
Personal and early life
Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try.[3] He didn't even know what boxing was at the time, thinking that WWE was boxing citing that he had heard of The Undertaker and John Cena.[4]
Awards
He was awarded by the Government of India , the Arjuna Award in (2018).[5]
References
- ↑ "Asian Games 2014: Satish Kumar fails to advance, settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing". Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Lovlina, Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "History-maker Satish Kumar at the ntion's service". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing". Olympic Channel. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ "National Sports Awards 2018". The Hindu.
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