Aman Sehrawat (born 16 July 2003) is an Indian freestyle wrestler from Haryana. He won the bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games.[1][2][3][4][5] Earlier in April 2023, he won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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| Nationality |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 2003 India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals |  (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editAman Sehrawat hails from a Jat family of Sehrawat gotra from Birohar, Jhajjar district, Haryana.[6] He lost both his parents when he was 11 years old.
Career
editSehrawat won his first National Championship title in 2021. He used to train under coach Lalit Kumar.[6]
In January 2024, he won the gold medal in the men’s 57kg event at the Zagreb Open wrestling tournament beating China’s Zou Wanhao in the final with a perfect score of 10-0.[7]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He is the lone male wrestler qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics from India.[8]
Senior career results
edit| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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 Gold Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 26-6 |  Zou Wanhao (CHN)
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10-0 | 10 January 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open |  Zagreb
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| Win | 25-6 |  Roberti Dingashvili (GEO)
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11-0 | |||
| Win | 24-6 |  Zane Richards (USA)
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11-0 | |||
| Win | 23-6 |  Muhammet Karavuş (TUR)
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15-4 | |||
 Bronze Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 22-6 | Liu Minghu (CHN)
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11-0 | 6 October 2023 | 2022 Asian Games | Hangzhou
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| Loss | 21-6 |  Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN)
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10-12 | |||
| Win | 21-5 |  Ebrahim Khari (IRI)
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19-8 | |||
| Win | 20-5 |  Kim Sunggwon (KOR)
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6-1 | |||
| 11th at 57 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 19-5 |  Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB)
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0-11 | 9 - 14 April 2023 | 2023 World Wrestling Championships |  Belgrade
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| Win | 19-4 |  Igor Chichioi (MDA)
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11-0 | |||
| 11th at 61 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 18-4 | Pankaj Malik (IND)
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1-8 | 4 June 2023 | 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament |  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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| Gold Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 18-3 | Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ)
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9-4 | 13 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships |  Astana, Kazakhstan
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| Win | 17-3 | Zou Wanhao (CHN)
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7-4 | |||
| Win | 16-3 | Rikuto Arai (JPN)
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7-1 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 15-3 | Zane Richards (USA)
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10-4 | 1 February 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb
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| Loss | 14-3 | Yuto Nishiuchi (JPN)
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5-15 | |||
| Win | 14-2 | Roberti Dingashvili (GEO)
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11-8 | |||
| Win | 13-2 | Liu Minghu (CHN)
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8-2 | |||
 Silver Medal at 61 kg
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| Win | 12-2 | Süleyman Atlı (TUR)
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12-2 | 17 July 2022 | 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series |  Tunis
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| Win | 11-2 | Nebi Uzun (TUR)
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11-4 | |||
| Loss | 10-2 | Seth Gross (USA)
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2-11 | |||
| Win | 9-1 | Assylzhan Yesengeldi (KAZ)
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5-0 | |||
| Gold Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 8-1 | Merey Bazarbayev (KAZ)
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10-9 | 5 June 2022 | 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup | Almaty, Kazakhstan
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| Win | 7-1 | Zhakhongir Akhmajanov (KAZ)
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5-0 | |||
| Win | 6-1 | Abdumalik Karachov (KGZ)
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10-0 | |||
| Win | 5-1 | Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ)
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15-12 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 57 kg
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| Win | 4-1 |  Guesseppe Villarroel (ECU)
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10-2, Fall | 27 February 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Istanbul
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| Loss | 3-1 | Beka Bujiashvili (GEO)
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10-16 | |||
| Win | 2-0 |  Zandanbudyn Zanabazar (MGL)
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10-5 | |||
| Win | 1-0 | Daulet Temirzhanov (KAZ)
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15-4 | |||
References
edit- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (17 May 2023). "Aman Sehrawat, the next wrestling sensation from Chhatrasal Stadium". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ^ Chettiar, Ronald (13 Apr 2023). "Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: Aman Sehrawat wins gold medal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ^ Vasavda, Mihir (13 Apr 2023). "From losing parents in childhood to Asian gold – wrestler Aman Sehrawat follows in famous footsteps". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ^ Chhabria, Vinay (6 Oct 2023). "Who is Aman Sehrawat? Meet the wrestler who won bronze medal in men's 57kg category at Asian Games 2023". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling Trials: Aman Sehrawat books World Championship berth, Olympian Deepak Punia skips trials — More sports News". The Times of India. 26 Aug 2023. Retrieved 6 Oct 2023.
- ^ a b The SportsGrail (2022-10-23). "Who Is Wrestler Aman Sehrawat, Biography, Age, Family, From Which State, U23 Wrestling Championships Gold Medal". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Wrestler Aman Sehrawat clinches men's 57kg gold at Zagreb Open - Yes Punjab - Latest News from Punjab, India & World". 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.