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Hometown: Rohtak, Haryana
Caste: Jaat
Age: 19 Years

Deepak Nehra

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionWrestler
Famous forWinning bronze in the Men's 97kg freestyle Wrestling at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 97 kg
in pounds- 213 lbs
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBrown
Wrestling
Coach• Ajay Dhanda
 Deepak Nehra with his Coach Ajay Dhanda
• Jai Bhagwan Lather
Weight Category97 Kg
MedalsGold

• Men's 97kg freestyle event at the 2022 senior under-23 Asia championship

Bronze

• Men's 97kg freestyle event at the 2022 The World Ranking Series
• Men's 97kg freestyle event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham
Personal Life
Date of BirthYear, 2003
Age (as of 2022)19 Years
BirthplaceNindana Village, Maham (Rohtak), Haryana, India
NationalityIndian
HometownRohtak, Haryana, India
ReligionHinduism
CasteJaat
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
Family
ParentsFather- Surinder Singh Nehra (peasant)
Mother- Mukesh Kumari (homemaker)
Deepak Nehra with his father, coach, and mother (starting from left)
SiblingsHe has one brother.

 Deepak Nehra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepak Nehra

  •  Deepak Nehra is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2022, he won bronze at the commonwealth games in the 97kg category.
  • He was born and brought up in Nindana Village, Maham (Rohtak), Haryana, India.
  • Deepak Nehra grew up in poverty. His father, Surinder Singh Nehra, was a peasant, who studied till 12th standard, while his mother, Mukesh Kumari, is a homemaker, who studied till 10th standard. According to Deepak, the family didn’t have any television set, and the neighbours would often inform the family about Deepak’s win/loss in any competition.
  • Since childhood, Deepak Nehra was interested in outdoor activities, When he turned five years old, his father sent him to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Academy in Mirchpur village, Hisar to learn the tactics of wrestling.
  • In 2021, he won bronze in the 97 kg category at the Junior World Wrestling Championship for which his coach Ajay Dhanda and Jai Bhagwan Lather rewarded him with Rs 51 thousand.
  • In 2022, he won bronze in the 97 kg category at The World Ranking Series.
  • In the same year, he won gold in Men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling event at the Senior Under-23 Asia Championship.

  • He won bronze in Men’s 97kg freestyle event at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games; he defeated Pakistan’s Tayyab Raza Awan by 10-2. After his win, Nehra said,

    I want to thank God. It was my first competition and I won a medal. I will try to win gold in the 2024 Olympics. I came for the medal and won it.”

  • According to Deepak, he used to practice wrestling for almost eight hours daily to compete at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
  • Deepak Nehras’s favourite wrestling moves are ‘double-leg’ and ‘ankle lace.’