Vinesh Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Vinesh Phogat is an Indian freestyle wrestler who hails from the accomplished Phogat family of wrestlers and is widely regarded as one of the pioneers in the rise to prominence of female wrestling in India. Representing India in freestyle wrestling, she had won the ‘Gold’ medal at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games (48 kg), the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (50 kg), the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games (50 kg), the 2021 Almaty Asian Wrestling Championships (53 kg), and the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games (53 kg). She had clinched the ‘Silver’ medal at the 2015 Doha Asian Wrestling Championships (48 kg), the 2017 New Delhi Asian Wrestling Championships (55 kg), the 2018 Bishkek Asian Wrestling Championships (50 kg), and the 2013 Johannesburg Youth Wrestling Championship (51 kg). She had secured the ‘Bronze’ medal at the 2019 Nur-Sultan World Wrestling Championships (53 kg), the 2014 Incheon Asian Games (48 kg), the 2013 New Delhi Asian Wrestling Championships (51 kg), the 2016 Bangkok Asian Wrestling Championships (53 kg), the 2019 Xi’an Asian Wrestling Championships (53 kg), and the 2020 New Delhi Asian Wrestling Championships (53 kg).

Born Name

Vinesh Phogat

Nick Name

Vinesh

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Residence

Balali, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Nationality

Occupation

Freestyle Wrestler

Family

• Father – Rajpal Phogat (Deceased)
• Mother – Prem Lata Phogat
• Siblings – Priyanka Phogat (Older Sister) (Freestyle Wrestler), Harvinder Phogat (Brother)
• Others – Mahavir Singh Phogat (Paternal Uncle) (Former Amateur Wrestler, Wrestling Coach, Politician, Dronacharya Award Winner), Daya Shobha Kaur (Aunt), Man Singh (Paternal Grandfather), Geeta Phogat (Older Paternal Cousin) (Freestyle Wrestler, Arjuna Award Winner, India’s First ‘Gold’ Medallist in Women’s Wrestling, India’s First Female Wrestler to Qualify for the Summer Olympics), Pawan Kumar aka Pawan Saroha (Brother-in-Law) (Freestyle Wrestler), Arjun Pawan Saroha (Nephew), Babita Kumari Phogat (Older Paternal Cousin) (Freestyle Wrestler, Arjuna Award Winner), Vivek Suhag (Brother-in-Law) (Wrestler), Ritu Phogat (Older Paternal Cousin) (Freestyle Wrestler, Mixed Martial Artist), Sangeeta Phogat (Younger Paternal Cousin) (Wrestler), Bajrang Punia (Cousin-in-Law) (Freestyle Wrestler, First Indian Wrestler to win 3 Medals at the World Wrestling Championships, Arjuna Award Winner, Padma Shri Awardee, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winner), Dushyant Phogat (Younger Paternal Cousin) (Wrestler)

Manager

She is represented by Dhwani Shah, Manager and Booking Agent, Cornerstone Sports & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 3 in or 160 cm

Weight

53 kg or 117 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Vinesh has dated –

1. Somvir Rathee (2011-Present) – Vinesh had first met fellow wrestler Somvir Rathee in 2011 while they were both working for the Indian Railways. They began dating soon after and eventually got married on December 13, 2018.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Toned physique
• Center-parted, shoulder-length, straight hair
• Gleaming face

Religion

Hinduism

Vinesh Phogat Facts

1. She holds the record for being the first Indian female wrestler to have won a ‘Gold’ medal at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
2. She had achieved this feat when she had won the ‘Gold’ medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in the 50 kg category. This had also made her the first Indian female wrestler to win a ‘Gold’ medal at the Asian Games.
3. In 2019, she had become the first Indian athlete, across all sports disciples, to be nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.
4. In 2020, she was honored with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award, the highest sporting honor in India.
5. At the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham, England, Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women’s freestyle 53 kg category.
6. In January 2023, Vinesh accused Bharatiya Janata Party MP, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, of physical abuse and s*xual harassment.
7. In July 2023, Phogat received a notice from the anti-doping agency for failure to comply with the whereabouts requirements.
8. In August 2023, Vinesh was pulled out of the Asian Games after suffering a knee injury.
9. In December 2023, Vinesh returned her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award to the government to protest against the election of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s aide Sanjay Singh as the WFI president.

Featured Image by Vinesh Phogat / Instagram