Subhash Verma

Subhash Verma is a retired Indian wrestler born on 15 July 1968 at village Malakpur, Baghpat, UP.[2] Verma was trained at the Hanuman Akhara (wrestling school) of Delhi. He was a very famous pupil of Guru Hanuman. He had won Bharat Kesari (Very Popular Indian Style wrestling Tournament) title 15 times in his career. Now he runs his own Akhara to train young wrestler for India.

Subash
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1968-07-15) 15 July 1968[1]
Village Malakpur, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
Event(s)100 kg freestyle
Coached byGuru Hanuman
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoria100 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Bombay100 kg
Silver medal – second place1988 Islamabad100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 Ōarai100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1991 New Delhi100 kg
Commonwealth Championship
Gold medal – first place1989 Championships100 kg
Gold medal – first place1995 Championships100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1991 Championships100 kg
Updated on 19 November 2014.

References

  1. "Athlete Biography: Subhash Verma". The Official Website of the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Boria Majumdar; Nalin Mehta (2009). India and the Olympics. Routledge. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-135-27575-4.


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