Jasmit Phulka Explained

Jasmit Phulka
Birth Date:11 October 1993
Birth Place:Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Full Name:Jasmit Singh Phulka
Weight:740NaN0

Jasmit Singh Phulka (born October 11, 1993) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. As of July 2023, he is ranked 35 by UWW.[1] In 2018, Phulka debuted at the World Wrestling Championships which was held in Budapest.

Early life and career

Phulka was born and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia.[2] He is the son of Harjit Singh and Supinderjit Kaur Phulka.[3] His elder brother, Chanmit is also a Pan American Championships wrestler.[4] Phulka began his wrestling career at a young age of 10.[5]

Jasmit Phulka's first medal in the seniors' category was in 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship which was held in Johannesburg. He represented Canada in the 84 kg weight class and won bronze.[6]

2018 was a pivotal year in his seniors' career as he won three medals. It was a gold, a silver and a bronze in the 2018 Sassari Cup, 2018 Grand Prix of Spain, and 2018 Mongolia Cup respectively.[7] [8] [9] They were all in the 74 kg weight class.[10]

Phulka won the 74-kg title at the Canadian Wrestling Trials that was conducted in December 2019.[11] [12]

In November 2020, Cyclone Regional Training Center announced that Phulka will be a part of them as he is training to represent Canada in the 2020 Olympics.[13] [14]

Phulka missed out on the chance of qualifying for the 2020 Olympics as he lost to Franklin Gomez 10–7 in the quarter final and was only able to secure the bronze medal in the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.[15] [16] [17]

He competed in the 74kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[18]

He won the silver medal in men's 79kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHULKA Jasmit Singh profile page . 2021-10-21 . uww.org . en.
  2. Web site: Jasmit Phulka . 2021-10-20 . Wrestling Canada Lutte.
  3. Web site: Jasmit Phulka – Chasing Greatness! . 2021-10-21 . Issuu . October 31, 2019 . 79 . en.
  4. Web site: Maple Leaf Nursery - Modern Agriculture Magazine . 2021-10-21 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Meet Wrestling Superstar Jasmit Phulka . 2021-10-20 . www.darpanmagazine.com . en.
  6. Web site: 2016-03-21 . 2013 Commonwealth Championships . 2021-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120914/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx . 2016-03-21.
  7. Web site: 2018 Sassari Cup .
  8. Web site: 2018 Grand Prix of Spain .
  9. Web site: tristan . Mongolia Open . 2021-10-21 . United World Wrestling . en.
  10. Web site: 2018-07-16 . Mise à jour olympique: Des doublés, de nombreuse médailles et une nouvelle championne du monde . 2021-10-21 . Équipe Canada Site officiel de l'équipe olympique. fr-FR.
  11. Web site: Meet Wrestling Superstar Jasmit Phulka . 2021-10-21 . www.darpanmagazine.com . en.
  12. Web site: Canadian Wrestling Trials Results .
  13. Web site: 2020-11-16 . Jasmit Phulka Set To Join Cyclone Regional Training Center . 2021-10-21 . Cyclone RTC . en-US.
  14. Web site: Canadian wrestler Phulka set to join Cyclone RTC . 2021-10-21 . InterMat.
  15. Web site: Senior Pan American OG Qualifier .
  16. Web site: jeandaniel . Pan-American Championships . 2021-10-21 . United World Wrestling . English.
  17. Web site: Canada's Amar Dhesi, Jordie Steen clinch Olympic wrestling berths .
  18. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  19. Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.

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