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Palwinder Singh Cheema
Indian freestyle wrestler
| Full&#;name | Palwinder Singh Cheema |
|---|---|
| Nationality | &#;India |
| Born | () 11 November (age&#;42) Patiala, Punjab, India |
| Height | &#;m (6&#;ft 5&#;in) |
| Weight | &#;kg (&#;lb) |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Club | NIS Patiala |
| Coach | Sukhchain Cheema |
Palwinder Singh Cheema (born 11 November in Patiala, Punjab) is a retired amateur Indian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.[1] Considered one of India's top wrestlers in his decade, Cheema has claimed the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, scored two bronze in the kg division at the Asian Games ( and ), and also represented his nation India at the Summer Olympics.
Palwinder cheema biography of william Palwinder Singh Cheema (born 11 November in Patiala, Punjab) is a retired amateur Indian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category. [1].Throughout his sporting career, Cheema trained full-time for NIS Patiala Wrestling Club under his coach and father Sukhchain Singh Cheema.[2]
Cheema reached sporting headlines at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he grappled his way over Canada's Eric Kirschner to fetch the gold medal in the kg division on technical superiority.[3][4] Following his immediate sporting success, Cheema went on to pick up a bronze at the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the Asian Championships in his native Delhi by the following year.[5]
At the Summer Olympics in Athens, Cheema qualified for his first Indian squad, as a year-old, in the men's kg class.
Earlier in the process, he placed second at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, and guaranteed a spot on the Indian wrestling team by winning his second silver from the Asian Championships in Tehran, Iran.[6][7] He lost two straight matches each to eventual Olympic champion Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan on technical superiority, and four-time Olympian Marek Garmulewicz of Poland (4–6), leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing fifteenth in the final standings.[8][9]
At the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Cheema campaigned for his bronze medal defense over fancied Kazakh wrestler Marid Mutalimov in the kg division.[10] In , Cheema bid his early retirement from wrestling at the age of 24, capping off his career with a remarkable tally of seven medals (one gold, four silver, and two bronze).Also holds RUSTAM-E-HIND title.