- Yogeshwar Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt (born
11 December ,1982 ) is anIndia nwrestler . He is fromSonipat ,Haryana .Career
He started wrestling from a very young age. He made his presence felt by doing well in the Indian National Championships in 1998.
2003 - 2006
Yogeshwar Dutt won the Gold Medal in the 2003 Commonwealth Championship. [http://olympics.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/show/3224253.cms "Beijing 2008 Olympics"] . "
The Times of India ". Retrieved on2008-08-16 .]He won the Bronze Medal in the 60 kilogram category at the 15th Asian Games at
Doha . [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/14/eng20061214_332471.html "Medal winners at the 15th Asian Games on Dec. 13"] , "People's Daily ", (14 December 2006). Retrieved on2008-08-16 .]2008 Beijing Olympics
He is representing India [ http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/06team.htm ] in the 60 kilogram wrestling freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He earned his berth for the Olympics by winning gold at the 2008 Asian championship in March 2008 held at
Jeju City inSouth Korea .At the 2008
Summer Olympics , Yogeshwar got a bye in the first round. In the pre-quarterfinals, he beatKazakhstan 'sBaurzhan Orazgaliyev 8-3. Yogeshwar lost toKenichi Yumoto ofJapan 3-6 in the quarterfinals of the 60 kg freestyle event. [http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/693C028D43F911BD652574AA002CF80D?OpenDocument]References
See also
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India at the 2008 Summer Olympics External links
* [http://www.fila-wrestling.com/index.php?option=com_licence&act=lutteur&task=fiche&lutteur=5813&Itemid=106 Yogeshwar's profile on FILA Wrestling website]
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