Yogeshwar Dutt Age, Wiki and Bio

Yogeshwar Dutt

Quick Info

ProfessionFreestyle Wrestler, Politician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/11/1982
Age42 years
BirthplaceBhainswal Kalan, Gohana Sonipat district, Haryana

Bio/Wiki

Nickname
  • Yogi
  • Manish Pahalwan

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Hobbies
  • Playing Football
  • Yoga

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known
WifeSheetal Sharma
Children
SonYogit Yogeshwar Dutt
DaughterNone

Family

FatherRam Mehar Dutt
MotherSushila Devi
Siblings
BrotherMukesh Dutt
SisterN/A

Career

Coach/Mentor
  • Ramphal
  • Master Satbir Singh
Politics
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Political Journey
  • Joined the BJP on 26 September 2019
  • Contested the 2019 Haryana Assembly Elections from the Baroda seat but lost to Congress’ sitting MLA Kishen Hooda by a margin of nearly 5,000 votes

Favourites

Favourite Actor
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Randeep Hooda

Some Lesser Known Facts

Dutt began wrestling at 6 years old with coach Ramphal.
Balraj Pehlwan serves as his source of inspiration.
In 2003, he achieved a career milestone by winning a Gold medal at the Common Wealth Championship.
He is the third Indian wrestler, following Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav and Sushil Kumar, to secure an Olympic medal.
Despite losing his father and sustaining a knee injury in 2006 before the Asian Games in Doha, he captured a bronze medal.
In 2012, he received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, followed by the Padma Shri award in 2013.
His daily regimen consists of 6 hours of training involving running and gym sessions.
He holds the position of DSP in the Haryana Police force.
He shares a longstanding friendship with wrestler Sushil Kumar dating back to childhood.
On September 26, 2019, he delved into politics by joining the Bharatiya Janata Party.