Aman Sehrawat (born 16 July 2003)[2] is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He is the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal, having secured a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3] Sehrawat has also won gold at U17 Asian Championships, U17 World Championships, U23 Asian Championships, U23 World Championships, and the Asian Wrestling Championships.[4]

Early life

Sehrawat was born on 16 July 2003 in the village of Birohar, Haryana, where he initially took part in mud wrestling. Inspired by Sushil Kumar's silver medal win in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he enrolled at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi at the age of 10.[5][6] He lost both of his parents at the age of 11. Following their deaths, Sehrawat and his younger sister, Puja, were taken in by their uncles. His uncle Sudhir revealed in an interview with Hindustan Times that Sehrawat struggled with depression and anxiety after his mother's death.[7] At the Chhatrasal Stadium, he was trained by Lalit Kumar.[8]

Career

In 2022, following his gold medal at the Under-23 Asian Championships, Sehrawat became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the Under-23 World Championships.[9]

Sehrawat won his first National Championship title in 2021. He used to train under coach Lalit Kumar.[5]

In April 2023, he won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana.[10][11] He then won a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games.[6][12]

In January 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the Zagreb Open wrestling tournament, defeating all his opponents by technical superiority.[13]

Sehrawat competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul and earned India a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[14] The WFI picked him over Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya for the 2024 Olympics.[15] He was the only Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[16]

In the men's 57 kg event at the 2024 Olympics, he defeated Vladimir Egorov and Zelimkhan Abakarov via technical superiority, before losing to the top-seed Rei Higuchi in the semifinal.[17] He won the bronze medal by defeating Darian Cruz 13–5, becoming the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal at 21 years and 24 days.[18][19]

Performance record

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
Win 32–7  Darian Cruz (PUR) 13-5 8-9 Aug 2024 2024 Summer Olympics France Paris
Loss 31–7  Rei Higuchi (JPN) 0-10
Win 31–6  Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) 12-0
Win 30–6  Vladimir Egorov (MKD) 10-0
Qualified at 57 kg
Win 29-6  Han Chang-song (PRK) 12-2 11-12 May 2024 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Turkey Istanbul
Win 28-6  Andriy Yatsenko (UKR) 12-2
Win 27-6  Georgi Vangelov (BUL) 10-4
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal at 57 kg
Win 26-6  Zou Wanhao (CHN) 10-0 10 January 2024 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Croatia Zagreb
Win 25-6  Roberti Dingashvili (GEO) 11-0
Win 24-6  Zane Richards (USA) 11-0
Win 23-6  Muhammet Karavuş (TUR) 15-4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Win 22-6  Liu Minghu (CHN) 11-0 6 October 2023 2022 Asian Games China Hangzhou
Loss 21-6  Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN) 10-12
Win 21-5  Ebrahim Khari (IRI) 19-8
Win 20-5  Kim Sunggwon (KOR) 6-1
11th at 57 kg
Loss 19-5  Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) 0-11 9 - 14 April 2023 2023 World Wrestling Championships Serbia Belgrade
Win 19-4  Igor Chichioi (MDA) 11-0
11th at 61 kg
Loss 18-4  Pankaj Malik (IND) 1-8 4 June 2023 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal at 57 kg
Win 18-3  Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ) 9-4 13 April 2023 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan
Win 17-3  Zou Wanhao (CHN) 7-4
Win 16-3  Rikuto Arai (JPN) 7-1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Win 15-3  Zane Richards (USA) 10-4 1 February 2023 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Croatia Zagreb
Loss 14-3  Yuto Nishiuchi (JPN) 5-15
Win 14-2  Roberti Dingashvili (GEO) 11-8
Win 13-2  Liu Minghu (CHN) 8-2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal at 61 kg
Win 12-2  Süleyman Atlı (TUR) 12-2 17 July 2022 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series Tunisia Tunis
Win 11-2  Nebi Uzun (TUR) 11-4
Loss 10-2  Seth Gross (USA) 2-11
Win 9-1  Assylzhan Yesengeldi (KAZ) 5-0
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold Medal at 57 kg
Win 8-1  Merey Bazarbayev (KAZ) 10-9 5 June 2022 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win 7-1  Zhakhongir Akhmajanov (KAZ) 5-0
Win 6-1  Abdumalik Karachov (KGZ) 10-0
Win 5-1  Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ) 15-12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Win 4-1  Guesseppe Villarroel (ECU) 10-2, Fall 27 February 2022 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament Turkey Istanbul
Loss 3-1  Beka Bujiashvili (GEO) 10-16
Win 2-0  Zandanbudyn Zanabazar (MGL) 10-5
Win 1-0  Daulet Temirzhanov (KAZ) 15-4

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 Indian Sports Honours Sportsman of the Year Nominated
2025 Arjuna Award Outstanding Performance in Sports Won [20]
Times of India Sports Awards Wrestler of the Year Male Won [21]
Emerging Sportsperson of the Year Won

References

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