Mahavir Singh Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Mahavir Singh Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Shobha Kaur
Caste: Jat
Hometown: Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana
Bio | |
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Profession(s) | Former Indian Wrestler, Politician |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 90 kg in Pounds- 199 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 38 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | White |
Politics | |
Political Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ![]() |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | Not Known |
Age | Not Known |
Birthplace | Balali village, Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Balali village, Dadri, Bhiwani, Haryana |
Educational Qualification | Not Known |
Family | Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Late Rajpal Singh Phogat Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Jat |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Milk and butter |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife | Shobha Kaur![]() |
Children | Daughter(s)- Geeta Phogat , Babita Kumari , Ritu and Sangita Son- Modu |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Mahavir Singh Phogat
Does Mahavir Singh Phogat smoke?: No
Does Mahavir Singh Phogat drink alcohol?: No
Phogat is the former Amateur wrestler and senior Olympics coach of India’s national wrestling team.
He left his job just to concentrate in training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games, and his hard work paid off when his daughter Geeta won a gold medal and Babita won a silver in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.
In 2012, they also won a bronze each in the World Championships. And the same year, Geeta became the 1st Indian female wrestler to participate in the Olympics.
He was a taskmaster as if his daughters were not on the ground at 4 AM sharp, he gave them severe punishments.
He took them to muddy arena, local wrestling matches and even built a gymnasium with high-tech gym equipment for their training.
Due to his contribution to Indian wrestling, he was honoured with The Dronacharya Award by Wrestling Federation of India.
His wife, Shobha Kaur has been the Sarpanch of their village thrice.
Based on his life, a biopic film Dangal was made by Aamir Khan in 2016 to showcase his path to success.
Mahavir Singh Phogat with Aamir Khan
On 12 August 2019, Mahavir and his daughter Babita joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Babita Phogat and Mahavir Phogat Joining BJP
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