Ramesh Kumar (wrestler)
Ramesh Kumar is an Indian wrestler, who the bronze medal in the Men's 74kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2009 Wrestling World Championship in Herning, Denmark.Biography
He was born in Purkhas in Sonipat district of Haryana.
While still in school, his maternal grandfather who was also a wrestler sent him to Capt. Chand Roop& Chotu Ram ’s Akhada, a school of Indian-style wrestling, pehlwani, at Azadpur, Delhi, in 1994. In 1997, while still studying in ninth standard at the Jahangirpuri Government School, he won a Gold medal, at the 11th World Cadet Wrestling Championships, after beating Russia's B Yusuf on points, in the 63-kg category.
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won Gold medal in 66 kg category.
In 2005, at the 51st National Championship, he beat Sombir of Haryana, in the 74 kg freestyle to win the finals. He represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Men's Freestyle 66 kg category, though he missed 2008 Olympics due to back injury. After 2004, he switched to 74 kg category.
At the 2009 FILA Wrestling World Championships, he defeated Alexandr Burca of Moldova to win a bronze medal, which was India's first medal win at the championship, after Vishambhar Singh won a silver in 1967, 42 years ago.
He lives and trains in Sonepat, Haryana.
