Yogeshwar Dutt Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Nickname	Yogi and Manish Pahalwan
Profession(s)	Freestyle Wrestler, Politician
Coach/Mentor	Ramphal and Master Satbir Singh
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey	• Joined the BJP on 26 September 2019 • Contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections from the Baroda seat but lost to Congress’ sitting MLA Kishen Hooda by a margin of nearly 5,000 votes
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”
Weight	in Kilograms- 60 kg in Pounds- 132 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 44 Inches - Waist: 34 Inches - Biceps: 15 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 November 1982
Age (as in 2019)	37 Years
Birthplace	Bhainswal Kalan, Gohana Sonipat district, Haryana
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bhainswal Kalan, Gohana Sonipat district, Haryana
Debut	Indian National Championship (1998)
Family	Father- Ram Mehar Dutt Mother- Sushila Devi Brother- Mukesh Dutt Sister- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Playing Football and Yoga
Controversies	He criticized the selection of Salman Khan as India's goodwill ambassador in the 2016 Rio Olympics and said that "There is no dearth of athletes in our country. There is PT Usha, Sachin Tendulkar, so many who have done us proud. The public, however, loves filmstars and probably it was thought that it would help popularise Olympic sports."
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan and Randeep Hooda
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Sheetal Sharma
Children	Son- Yogit Yogeshwar Dutt Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yogeshwar Dutt

• Does Yogeshwar Dutt smoke?: No

• Does Yogeshwar Dutt drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Dutt started wrestling at the age of 6 under the guidance of coach Ramphal.

• He considers Balraj Pehlwan as his inspiration.

• His career breakthrough came in 2003, when he won a Gold medal at the Common Wealth Championship.

• He is 3rd ever Indian wrestler after Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav and Sushil Kumar to win an Olympic medal.

• In 2006, he lost his father just before his flight to Asian Games in Doha, and even had a knee injury, but despite that he managed to win a bronze medal in the Asian Games at Doha.

• In, 2012 he was honoured with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and in 2013, Padma Shri award.

• He does 6 hours of training daily that includes running and gymming.

• He is a DSP in the Haryana Police.
  

  Yogeshwar Dutt As DSP Haryana Police

• He is a close friend of wrestler Sushil Kumar since his childhood.
  

  Yogeshwar Dutt with Sushil Kumar

• On 26 September 2019, he entered the politics and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
  

  Yogeshwar Dutt joining the BJP