Gourav Baliyan

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Gourav Baliyan
Personal information
Born2000/2001 (age 23–24)[1]
Shoron, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India[2][3]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event(s)79 kg
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ufa 79 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 79 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 79 kg

Gourav Baliyan is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 79 kg category.[4][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Sharma, Nitin (30 November 2019). "National champion Gourav Baliyan, 18, eyes ticket to Tokyo". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Selvaraj, Jonathan (30 November 2019). "Young blood rising - wrestling phenom Gaurav Baliyan is here to stay". ESPN.in. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. Siwach, Vinay (30 September 2019). "Wrestling: Coach rebuilds akhada with loan after Muzaffarnagar riots, his ward wins national gold". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Asian Wrestling Championships: Satyawart Kadian, Gaurav Baliyan settle for silver". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.