Nirmala Devi (wrestler)

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Nirmala Devi
Personal information
Born (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 39)
Hisar district, Haryana, India
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCentre Sports Club; Hisar
Coached byRajinder Singh
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's freestyle wrestling
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 50 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi 48 kg
Commonwealth Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Johannesburg 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 London 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Stellenbosch 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Brakpan 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Jalandhar 48 kg

Nirmala Devi (born 26 June 1984)[1] is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]

She was born to Ishwar Singh and Kitabo Devi.[3] Nirmala is the eldest of Ishwar Singh's five children. Poonam, the youngest, is also a wrestler. Nirmala took up wrestling seriously in 2001 and then went on to win the national championship in the same year.[3]

She hails from Hisar district in Haryana and works for Haryana Police. She became a sub-inspector in 2007 after receiving a gold medal at the 2007 Commonwealth Championship in Canada. She also won a gold medal in international wrestling in Spain in 2010.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Nirmala, Devi (IND)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nirmala Devi wins silver in 48 kg freestyle wrestling". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "पहलवान फौजी दादा की पहलवान बेटी से मिलिए, ओलंपियन को चटाई धूल". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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