Career
Sushil came from a traditional akhara background in Delhi and won bronze in Beijing and silver in London, back-to-back Olympic medals no Indian had managed in an individual sport. His 2010 world title was India's first in over four decades.
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🤼 Wrestling · Freestyle 66 kg
Sushil Kumar
India · 1998–2016
India's only individual double Olympic medallist for many years.
- 2
- Olympic medals
- 1
- World titles
- 3
- Commonwealth golds
- 3
- Olympics played
Honours
- Olympic bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012
- World Champion, 2010
- Three Commonwealth Games gold medals
- First Indian to win two individual Olympic medals
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