Vijender Singh Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Vijender Singh Beniwal
Profession	Boxer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	6' (183 cm)
Weight (approx.)	75 Kg (165 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 inches - Biceps: 15 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Boxing
International Debut	2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece
Professional Debut	2015 [1]TOI
Coach/Mentor	Jagdish Singh Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
Manager (Professional)	Frank Warren
Stance	Orthodox
Competition(s)	Middleweight, Welterweight
Famous Punch	Knock-out punch
Achievements	Olympic Games Bronze (Beijing, 2008) World Championships Bronze (Milan, 2009) Commonwealth Games Silver in welterweight category (Melbourne, 2006) Bronze (Delhi, 2010) Silver (Glasgow, 2014) Asian Games Bronze (Doha, 2006) Gold (Guangzhou, 2010) Asian Championships Silver (2007) Bronze (2009)
Awards	• Arjuna Award (2006) • Padma Shri (2010)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 October 1985 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	39 Years
Birthplace	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
School	Happy Senior Secondary School, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
College/University	Vaish College Of Education, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Educational Qualifications	Graduation
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Jat
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Indian National Congress (INC)
Hobbies	Listening to music, workout
Controversies	• At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he was given a 2 point penalty for coming in 20 seconds late before the end of the bout. • In 2013, the Punjab Police alleged that he bought heroin from an NRI many times. But he denied the charges and was given a clean-chit from the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). [2]TOI
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	17 May 2011
Family
Wife/Spouse	Archana Singh
Children	Son- Arbir Singh Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Mahipal Singh Beniwal (Bus Driver) Mother- Krishna
Siblings	Brother- Manoj (Elder, Boxer) Sister- None
Favourites
Food	Grilled Lamb, Kadhai Chicken
Actor	Akshay Kumar
Boxer(s)	Raj Kumar Sangwan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali
Cricketer(s)	Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 3.2 crore (As in 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijender Singh

• Does Vijender Singh smoke?: No

• Does Vijender Singh drink alcohol?: Yes

• Vijender was born into a poor family and had no money to receive any kind of training in boxing.

• He is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal after beating Ecuadorian “Carlos Gongora.”

• He was signed for a Bollywood film in 2011, but due to his marriage, the producer dropped him considering that he won’t be as popular among females.

• His boxing style, his uppercut and hooks are often compared with the style of actor Sylvester Stallone as the character Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series. Vijender cites him as one of his primary influences.

• Vijender made an appearance in Salman Khan‘s “Dus Ka Dum” game show with actress Mallika Sherawat.

• Once, his job was to protect actress Priyanka Chopra from the crowd, during a rally in Pune.

• His hometown, Bhiwani in Haryana is known as “Little Cuba” for producing many world class boxers.

• Apart from Mary Kom, he is the only boxer to have won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
  

  Vijender Singh receiving Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

• In 2009, he was ranked No.1 in the world in the middleweight (75 kg) category by the International Boxing Association.

• He is a good friend of actor Akshay Kumar.

• Vijender has also served as a DSP in Haryana Police under sports quota.
  

  Vijender Singh as a police officer

• In 2013, he entered the Bigg Boss 7  house only to meet wrestler Sangram Singh.

• In 2014, he made his Bollywood debut with film “Fugly.”
  

  Vijender Singh starred in Fugly

• Vijender wanted to be a soldier.

• In 2015, he signed a deal with UK’s famous Queensberry Promotions.

• In 2019, he joined the Indian National Congress and he was given the ticket to contest the 2019 General Election from the South Delhi Lok Sabha Constituency.

• On 3 April 2024, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.