Pooja Dhanda Age, Weight, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Freestyle Wrestler
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 162 cm in meters- 1.62 m in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 57kg in pounds- 125lbs
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Freestyle Wrestling
Coach/Mentor	Subhash Chander Soni
WC/Style	57 Kg
Medals	• Won a Silver medal in Youth Olympic Games 2010 (Singapore) • Won a Bronze medal in Asian Wrestling Championships 2014 (Astana) • Won a Bronze medal in Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Championships 2017 (Ashgabat) • Won a Silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2018 (Gold Coast) • Won a Bronze medal in World Championships 2018 (Budapest)
Award	Arjuna Award in 2019
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 January 1994 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2022)	28 Years
Birthplace	Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India
College/University	Govt. College, Hisar
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Ajmer Dhanda (Truck driver for the Haryana Animal Husbandry centre in Hisar) Mother- Kamlesh Dhanda (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Sumit Dhanda (Sub Fire Officer at Haryana Fire Service Hisar) Sister- Not Known
Favourites
Food	Sarso Ka Saag and Matar Paneer
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Kia Seltos GTX Plus

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pooja Dhanda

• Pooja Dhanda is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2018, she won a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the World Championship. She has also been bestowed with ‘Bharat Kesari’ four times. ^[1]Amar Ujala
  

  Pooja Dhanda with her Bharat Kesari award

• She grew up in Budana Village in Narnaund, Hisar, Haryana, India.
  

  Pooja Dhanda’s childhood photo

• In 2004, she started training in judo and wrestling at Hisar’s Mahavir Stadium from coach Subash Chander Soni. In Judo, she has won four gold medals in junior nationals. In 2007, she won a bronze medal at Asian Cadet Judo Championship.

• In 2008, she participated in Asian Cadet Judo Championship and won a gold medal.

• During a national camp in Aurangabad, she met Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi, who suggested that she focus either on judo or wrestling and not both and told her that her physique was more suitable for wrestling than wrestling judo. Pooja accepted his suggestion and decided to choose wrestling. In an interview, she talked about this and said,
  

  Since childhood, I wanted to be a wrestler but because of my age, I joined judo in 2007 and won medals for the country. But later when I was 16-year-old, I was advised to opt one sport and I joined wrestling.” ^[2]India Today

• In 2010, she won a silver medal at Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.

• In 2013, she won a gold medal at Senior Wrestling Nationals. In the same year, she participated in World Wrestling Championship; however, she was out after the first round.

• In 2014, she won a bronze medal in Asian Wrestling Championships.

• In 2015, she got injured while training at the Sports Authority of India Centre in Lucknow following which she could not compete in wrestling competitions for two years. In 2016, she recovered after two surgeries.

• In 2016, she was offered to play the role of Babita Phogat in Aamir Khan‘s film Dangal; however, she could not get the role owing to her knee injury. In an interview, she talked about this and said,
  

  It was alright being an actor (in the Dangal casting trials). But I prefer writing my own story.”

• In 2017, she won a bronze medal in the 58 kg category at Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Championships.

• In 2018, she won a silver medal at Commonwealth Games. Before Pooja, Alka Tomar (2006), Geeta (2012), and Babita Phogat (2012) won bronze for India at Commonwealth Games.
  

  Pooja Dhanda (left) won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

• In 2018, she participated in the Pro Wrestling League in which she defeated the world and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis. In an interview, Pooja recalled this match and said,
  

  After the final match, Helen told me ‘I am your fan now’. I was over the moon. I have always admired Helen for her wrestling and beating her twice was a dream come true,”

  

  Pooja Dhanda (left) with Helen Maroulis

• Many prominent personalities including Prime Minister Narendra Modi often praise Divya for her accomplishments.
  

  Narendra Modi congratulating Pooja Dhanda

• She is an avid dog lover and often posts pictures of them on social media.