Sushil Kumar Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Freestyle wrestler
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	26/05/1983
Age	42 years
Birthplace	Najafgarh

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Sushil Kumar Solanki

Physical Stats & More

Height	5’ 5½"
Weight	85 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	• Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh • Noida College of Physical Education, Dadri
Educational Qualifications	• Graduation • Post Graduation

Personal Life

Date of Birth	26/05/1983
Birthplace	Najafgarh, Delhi
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Najafgarh, Delhi
Food Habit	Vegetarian

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18/02/2011

Family

Spouse

Savi Kumar (Tennis Player))

Children

Son(s)	Suvarn (born on 05/01/2014) Suveer (born on 05/01/2014)

Parents

Father	Diwan Singh (driver in MTNL)
Mother	Kamla Devi

Siblings

Brother	Amarjeet Solanki Manjeet Solanki Vishal Singh Solanki

Career

Wrestling

Debut

International

Coach/Mentor

Mahabali Satpal Singh

Records

Honours

Rewards

For bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics	• Rs. 5.5 million cash award and promotion to Assistant Commercial Manager in Indian Railways by Railway Ministry. • Rs. 5 million cash award by the Delhi Government. • Rs. 2.5 million cash award from the Haryana government. • Rs. 2.5 million cash award from the Steel Ministry of India. • A job offer as the DSP in the Haryana police department. • Rs. 1 million cash award from the Maharashtra State Government and MTNL each.
For gold medal at 2010 World Wrestling Championship	• Rs. 1 million cash award from Indian Railways and an out-of-turn promotion from Assistant Commercial Manager. • Rs. 1 million cash award from Sports Authority of India. • Rs. 1 million cash award from the Delhi Government.
For silver medal at 2012 London Olympics	• Rs. 20 million cash award from the Delhi Government. • Rs. 15 million cash award from the Haryana Government. • Rs. 7.5 million cash reward from the Indian Railway. • Haryana Government gifted Sushil Kumar a piece of land in Sonipat to build a wrestling academy.

Favourites

Food	Paranthas, White Makhan (butter)
Actor	Amitabh Bachchan Salman Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sushil Kumar does not smoke or drink alcohol.
He is an Indian wrestler and a two-time Olympic medal winner.
Sushil Kumar joined Satpal Singh’s akhara in Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi at the age of 13.
His father and cousin inspired him to start wrestling.
He declined to endorse a liquor brand to avoid sending a wrong message to the youth.
Sushil won bronze in Beijing 2008 and silver in London 2012 Olympics.
He clinched a gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in just 107 seconds.
In 2018, he won another gold in 80 seconds at the Commonwealth Games.
Sushil Kumar is a vegetarian and supports PETA's go-vegetarian campaign.
He is a fan of football and admires Lionel Messi.
During his training, he shared a room with 19 fellow trainee wrestlers.
Sushil Kumar is not a fan of gadgets and rarely carries a mobile phone.
He appeared as a guest on the Kapil Sharma show, focusing solely on wrestling.
He founded the charity foundation Sushil 4 Sports to help aspiring athletes.
Voted The Most Popular Athlete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
He also works at Indian Railways and was suspended after an unfortunate incident.
Co-judged MTV Roadies in 2015 with other celebrities.
He mentioned consuming white Makhan during his early training days.
In May 2021, Sushil Kumar was involved in a clash at Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi.