Yogeshwar Dutt

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yogeshwar Dutt
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Nov 2, 1982(1982-11-02)
Age	42
Birthplace	Gohana
Country	India
Birth City	Haryana
Horoscope	Scorpio

Yogeshwar Dutt Biography

Yogeshwar Dutt is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on November 2, 1982 in Gohana, Haryana, India. Yogeshwar Dutt, an Indian freestyle wrestler, was born 2 November 1982. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 60kg category. In 2013, he was presented with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. He was awarded a gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He defeated North Korean Ri Jong Myong in the bronze-medal bout, thus winning the fifth medal for the Indian contingent at London Olympics 2012.

Yogeshwar had earlier beaten Alex Gladkov of Scotland 4–0 in the pre-quarters and then easily defeated another Scottish wrestler Gareth Jones in the quarterfinals by employing his trademark Fitele (leg twisting) technique that he had used while winning the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the semifinals, Yogeshwar successfully used his favourite technique again to get the better of Sri Lanka’s Chamara Perera in just two minutes and three seconds. Yogeshwar won with a 0–5 verdict after taking a 10–0 lead on technical points.

Yogeshwar Dutt won the gold medal in the men’s 65 kg freestyle category by beating Canada’s Jevon Balfour 10–0 in the finals.

Yogeshwar had already qualified for the 2012 Olympics after he won a silver medal in an Asian qualification tournament held in Astana (Kazakhstan). He lost to Iranian Masoud Eskieilpour (2-3 and 0-1) in final.

Yogeshwar Dutt Net Worth

Yogeshwar Dutt is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yogeshwar Dutt 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yogeshwar had just nine days earlier lost his father, on the 3 August 2006. He also suffered a knee injury but, despite all the trauma and emotional turmoil, he won the bronze medal in the 60-kg category at the 15th Asian Games.

Yogeshwar won the 60 kg title at the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010. He overcame a life-threatening knee injury. Yogeshwar defeated South African Marius Loots (7-1), Australian Farzad Tarash (17-0), and England’s Sasha Madyarchyk (4-4-8-0) to win the gold medal for India.

On 12 August 2012, Yogeshwar Dutt provided a late boost to India’s medals tally in the 2012 London Olympics by claiming a memorable bronze in the Men’s freestyle 60 kg, thus becoming the third Indian wrestler to win an Olympic medal after K D Jadhav in 1952 and Sushil Kumar in 2008 and 2012.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yogeshwar Dutt height 5 ft 5 im Yogeshwar weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yogeshwar Dutt Dating?

According to our records, Yogeshwar Dutt married to Sheetal Sharma. As of December 1, 2023, Yogeshwar Dutt’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2015, he was clubbed into the ‘Icon’ category by Haryana Hammers– one of the six teams playing under the first edition of Pro Wrestling League (PWL), which was held from 10 to 27 December in six Indian cities.

Facts & Trivia

Yogeshwar Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Yogeshwar Dutt celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.

What is Yogeshwar Dutt doing now?

In 2019 Haryana assembly elections, Yogeshwar Dutt is contesting from Baroda constituency. London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt opened a wrestling academy in the tiny village last month and has also taken a determined ‘learn Russian’ initiative.

Did Yogeshwar Dutt qualify?

However, Dutt missed out to sign off his career on a high as he was dumped out of the qualification round by Mongolian wrestler Ganzorigiina Mandakhnaran. “Bajrang has a good chance of winning a medal.

How did Yogeshwar Dutt win bronze?

Yogeshwar Dutt defeated Puerto Rico’s Franklin Gomez and Iran’s Masoud Esmaeilpour in the first and second repechage rounds, respectively, to set up a bronze medal bout against North Korea’s Ri Jong-Myong. Yogeshwar Dutt lost the first round against Myong but the Indian roared back to win the second to level 1-1.

Which sport is Yogeshwar Dutt famous for?

ResultsSport
London 2012| B Lightweight, Freestyle (≤60 kilograms)| Wrestling

Why Yogeshwar Dutt did not participate in Tokyo Olympics?

And there is no better platform to beat World Champions than the Olympics – an event where he is yet to participate. Dutt after his retirement was busy helping Punia for Tokyo 2020. However, since the event got postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic , the pair have not met regularly.