Pooja Dhanda Age, Wiki and Bio

Pooja Dhanda

Quick Info

ProfessionFreestyle Wrestler
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth01/01/1994
Age30 years
BirthplaceBudana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India

Physical Stats & More

Height162 cm
Weight57kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Zodiac signCapricorn
HometownBudana Village in Narnaund, Hisar district, Haryana, India
College/UniversityGovt. College, Hisar

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherAjmer Dhanda (Truck driver for the Haryana Animal Husbandry centre in Hisar)
MotherKamlesh Dhanda (Homemaker)
Siblings
BrotherSumit Dhanda (Sub Fire Officer at Haryana Fire Service Hisar)
SisterNot Known

Career

Coach/MentorSubhash Chander Soni
WC/Style57 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)
AwardArjuna Award in 2019

Favourites

FoodSarso Ka Saag and Matar Paneer

Style Quotient

Car CollectionKia Seltos GTX Plus

Some Lesser Known Facts

Pooja Dhanda earned a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the 2018 World Championship.
She has received the prestigious 'Bharat Kesari' award four times.
Her journey in judo and wrestling training began in 2004 at Hisar’s Mahavir Stadium.
In 2010, she clinched a silver medal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
During the 2018 Pro Wrestling League, she secured victory over world and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis.