Anita Sheoran is an Indian wrestler. She has won many medals in various championships including the Asian Wrestling Championships and the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships.
Wiki/Biography
Anita Sheoran was born on Saturday, November 24, 1984, in Dhani Mahu village, Bhiwani district, Haryana (age 38 years as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Dilip Singh Sheoran and mother’s name is Santosh Devi. Dilip Singh Sheoran was a truck driver and farmer; however, there is not much information about her siblings.
husband and children
Anita Sheoran got married in 2015 to Naveen Kumar, who works as a swimming coach in the Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department. The couple has a son.
Anita Sherran and Naveen Kumar
Anita Sheeran and her son
Profession
wrestler
Commonwealth Games
Anita Sheoran is coached by Zile Singh. Sheoran competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 67kg freestyle category and won a gold medal.
asian championship
She participated in the 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 59kg category and won a bronze medal.
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Sheoran competed in the 2005 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in the 67kg category and won a bronze medal. She competed in the 63kg category at the 2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Jalandhar, India, and won the silver medal, defeating Canadian freestyle wrestler Justine Bouchard. In 2011, she won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Melbourne, Australia, after losing to Dorothy Yeats of Canada in the 63kg final. Sheoran won a silver medal in the 67kg category at the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa; she was defeated by Nigerian wrestler Ifeoma Iheanacho in the final.
world wrestling championship
In 2008, she participated in the World Wrestling Championships, but lost to Polish wrestler Agata Pietrzyk in the first round, eventually winning a bronze medal. In 2015, she participated in the 63kg competition at the World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, USA. She defeated Nadiia Mushka 9-1 in the first round; however, she lost to Colombian Sandra Roa 2-5 in her next match.
national wrestling championship
In 2009, she participated in the 63kg category of the National Wrestling Championships in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, defeating Geetika Jakhar to win the gold medal; Sheoran decided to gain weight after participating in the 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships. In 2015, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg class in the national adult competition.
indian national games
In 2011, Anita Sheoran participated in the Indian National Games, also known as the 34th Indian National Games, held in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and represented Haryana. She beat Manipur’s N Tombi Devi to win the gold in the 63kg category. In 2015, Anita represented Haryana at the 35th Indian National Games in Kerala. She beat Rajni of Uttar Pradesh 4-2 in the final of the women’s 63kg freestyle category to claim the gold.
summer olympics
Sheoran qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by competing in the 63kg freestyle category at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament. She won the bronze medal but failed to qualify for the Olympics as reaching the finals was a mandatory criterion; she defeated Chinese Taipei’s Hou Minwen but was later defeated by Olympic medalist Yelena Salijina.
Professional Wrestling League (PWL)
Anita Sheoran represented the ‘NCR Punjab Royals’ in the WWE Season 3 in the 62kg category. She defeated Navjot Kaur of UP Dangal and won the gold medal.
Anita Sheoran (right) after defeating Navjot Kaur in WWE Season 3 (2019)
inspector
Anita Sheoran is an Inspector of the Haryana Police.
the medal
the gold
- Anita won a gold medal at the 2009 National Wrestling Championships.
- In 2010, she won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
- She won the gold medal at the 34th National Games of India.
- In 2015, she won the gold medal at the 35th Indian National Games and Senior National Games.
- Anita won a gold medal in the 2019 Pro Wrestling League.
silver
- She won a silver medal at the 2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Jalandhar, India.
- In 2011, she won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
- She won a silver medal at the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.
bronze
- In 2005, Anita won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships; the event was held in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- In 2008, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Jeju Island, South Korea.
- In 2012, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
- In 2016, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships held at the Thai-Ri Stadium (also known as the Thai-Ri Bangkok Youth Center) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Facts / Trivia
- Sheeran is one of the pioneers of female wrestling in India who achieved international success. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi; the same year, women’s wrestling was introduced to the Olympics.
- In 2023, Sheeran contested the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) presidential election, aiming to fill the vacancy left by Brij Bhushan Singh. She is the only female candidate running. On January 18, 2023, Singh lost his position as WFI president as he faced multiple allegations of sexual exploitation of female wrestlers spanning more than a decade; Sheoran was one of the women sexually assaulted by Bhushan Singh.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education