Vijender Singh Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Boxer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/10/1985
Age	39 years
Birthplace	Kaluwas, Bhiwani, Haryana, India

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Vijender Singh Beniwal

Physical Stats & More

Height	6'
Weight	75 Kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Happy Senior Secondary School, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
College/University	Vaish College Of Education, Bhiwani, Haryana, India
Educational Qualifications	Graduation

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Jat
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	Indian National Congress (INC)
Hobbies	Listening to music, workout

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	17/05/2011

Family

Father

Mahipal Singh Beniwal (Bus Driver)

Mother

Krishna

Siblings

Brother	Manoj (Elder, Boxer)
Sister	None

Spouse

Archana Singh

Children

Son	Arbir Singh
Daughter	None

Career

Coach/Mentor

Jagdish Singh
Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu

Manager (Professional)

Frank Warren

Stance

Orthodox

Competition(s)

Middleweight
Welterweight

Famous Punch

Knock-out punch

Achievements

Olympic Games	Bronze (Beijing, 2008)
World Championships	Bronze (Milan, 2009)
Commonwealth Games	Silver in welterweight category (Melbourne, 2006) Bronze (Delhi, 2010) Silver (Glasgow, 2014)
Asian Games	Bronze (Doha, 2006) Gold (Guangzhou, 2010)
Asian Championships	Silver (2007) Bronze (2009)
Awards	Arjuna Award (2006) Padma Shri (2010)

Favourites

Food	Grilled Lamb Kadhai Chicken
Actor	Akshay Kumar
Boxer(s)	Raj Kumar Sangwan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali
Cricketer(s)	Sachin Tendulkar Virender Sehwag

Some Lesser Known Facts

Vijender Singh does not smoke.
Vijender Singh drinks alcohol.
He was born into a poor family without the means for boxing training.
Vijender is the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal by defeating Carlos Gongora.
His boxing style is often compared to Sylvester Stallone's in the Rocky films.
Vijender appeared on Salman Khan's show "Dus Ka Dum" with Mallika Sherawat.
He used to protect Priyanka Chopra from crowds at a rally.
His hometown, Bhiwani, is nicknamed "Little Cuba" for producing top boxers.
He and Mary Kom are the only boxers to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
In 2009, he held the top rank in the middleweight category globally.
Vijender is close friends with actor Akshay Kumar.
He served as a DSP in Haryana Police under sports quota.
In 2013, he entered the Bigg Boss 7 house to meet Sangram Singh.
Vijender debuted in Bollywood with the film "Fugly" in 2014.
His dream was to become a soldier.
In 2015, he signed with UK's Queensberry Promotions.
In 2019, he joined the Indian National Congress and contested elections.
On April 3, 2024, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party before the Lok Sabha elections.