Sandeep Kumar (wrestler) explained

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Sandeep Kumar
Birth Date:22 March 1984
Birth Place:Lakhan Kalan, Punjab, India
Weight:650NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:United Wrestling Club
Coach:Kuldip Singh
Show-Medals:yes

Sandeep Kumar (born 1 April 1983 in Lakhan Kalan, Punjab, India) is an amateur Indian-born Australian freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1] Kumar moved to Melbourne, Australia permanently in 2004 to pursue more opportunities in the sport of wrestling, and was officially granted citizenship three years later. He also worked as a taxi driver in order to raise funds for his trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Kumar is the brother of Anil Kumar, who competed in the same discipline at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[3]

Kumar represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 84 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to Tajikistan's Yusup Abdusalomov, who was able to score eight points in two straight periods, leaving Kumar without a single point.[4] Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Kumar had another shot at the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. Unfortunately, he was defeated in the first round by Ukraine's Taras Danko, with a two-set technical score (0–3, 0–6), and a classification point score of 0–3.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Sandeep Kumar. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082242/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/sandeep-kumar-2.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 January 2013.
  2. News: Johnston. Chris. Taxi returns help...it's a fare way to Beijing. Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 2008. 29 January 2013.
  3. Anil Kumar. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/anil-kumar-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's Freestyle 84kg (185 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official. NBC Olympics. 29 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Men's Freestyle 84kg (185 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Official. NBC Olympics. 29 January 2013.