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Aman Sehrawat

Indian freestyle wrestler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ117768657 ↗
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Aman Sehrawat (born 16 July 2003) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He is the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal, having secured a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

Sehrawat was born on 16 July 2003 in the village of Birohar, Haryana, where he initially took part in mud wrestling. Inspired by Sushil Kumar's silver medal win in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he enrolled at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi at the age of 10. He lost both of his parents at the age of 11. Following their deaths, Sehrawat and his younger sister, Puja, were taken in by their uncles. His uncle Sudhir revealed in an interview with Hindustan Times that Sehrawat struggled with depression and anxiety after his mother's death. At the Chhatrasal Stadium, he was trained by Lalit Kumar.

Career

In 2022, following his gold medal at the Under-23 Asian Championships, Sehrawat became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the Under-23 World Championships.

Sehrawat won his first National Championship title in 2021.

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