Mahavir Singh Phogat Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
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