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Wrestling · India

Sandeep Kumar

Sandeep Kumar (born 1 April 1983 in Lakhan Kalan, Punjab, India) is an amateur Indian-born Australian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. Kumar moved to Melbourne, Australia permanently in 2004 to pursue more opportunities in the sport of wrestling, and was officially granted citizenship three years later. He also worked as a taxi driver in order to raise funds for his trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Profile details

Born
1 Apr 1983
Country
India
Height
176 cm
Plays
Freestyle
Sport
Wrestling
Discipline
Combat
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

1 recorded appearance, most significant first.

  • ·2008 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 2008Competed at 2008 Summer Olympics

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About

Sandeep Kumar (born 1 April 1983 in Lakhan Kalan, Punjab, India) is an amateur Indian-born Australian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category. Kumar moved to Melbourne, Australia permanently in 2004 to pursue more opportunities in the sport of wrestling, and was officially granted citizenship three years later. He also worked as a taxi driver in order to raise funds for his trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Biography adapted from Sandeep Kumar (wrestler) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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