Somvir Rathee Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography
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Age: 33 Years
Hometown: Jind, Haryana
Wife: Vinesh Phogat
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession | Wrestler, Travelling Ticket Examiner |
Known For | Being the husband of the Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 8" (173 cm) |
Weight (approx.) | 65 Kg (143 lbs) |
Body Measurements (approx.) | - Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 16 November 1990 (Friday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 33 Years |
Birthplace | Gadwali Kheda Village, Jind, Haryana |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Jind, Haryana |
School | Pratap Singh Memo. Sr. Sec. School, Sampla Road, Kharkhoda, Distt. Sonipat, Haryana |
Religion | Hinduism |
Social Media | • Instagram |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Vinesh Phogat (wrestler) |
Marriage Date | 13 December 2018 |
Marriage Place | Balali Village, Charkhi Dadri District, Haryana |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Vinesh Phogat |
Parents | Father- Rajpal Rathee Mother- Saroj Rathee |
Siblings | Brother- Ashish Rathee |
Other Relative(s) | Sister-in-Law- Geeta Phogat, Babita Kumari (wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat's sisters) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Somvir Rathee
- Somvir Rathee grew up in a village in Haryana.
- At a very young age, he started his training in wrestling.
- While he was studying in school, he participated in various inter-school wrestling competitions.
- He has won many medals in inter-state wrestling championships.
- He has also represented India in various wrestling competitions.
- On 20 July 2016, Somvir was appointed as Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) in Rajasthan Railways.
- While working there, he met the Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat. Initially, they became friends and soon fell in love with each other.
- In 2018, after winning a gold medal in the Asian Games in Jakarta, while Vinesh was at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi; returning from Jakarta, Somvir proposed to her for marriage and exchanged rings in the parking lot of the airport.
- In the same year, they got married. They took one extra phera on their wedding. In the eighth phera, Somvir and Vignesh took the oath that they would always support ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhaao, Beti Khelao.’
- On 18 January 2023, Vinesh Phogat along with other Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik held a sit-in protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. They protested against the then WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for sexually harassing many girls. Somvir also protested along with other wrestlers.