Born to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons, Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did. He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet, where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try.[7][8]
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satish, kumar, boxer, subedar, major, satish, kumar, born, 1989, indian, amateur, boxer, junior, commissioned, officer, indian, army, bronze, medal, 2014, asian, games, incheon, super, heavyweight, category, silver, 2018, commonwealth, games, first, indian, bo. Subedar Major Satish Kumar 1 born 4 May 1989 is an Indian amateur boxer and a junior commissioned officer JCO of the Indian Army 2 He won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the super heavyweight category 3 and silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games He is the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics in the super heavyweight category 4 5 6 Satish Kumar YadavPersonal informationNationalityIndianBorn 1989 05 04 4 May 1989 age 34 Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh IndiaHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 2014 WeightSuper heavyweight 91 kg Military careerAllegiance IndiaService wbr branch Indian ArmyRankSubedar MajorAwardsArjuna AwardSportSportBoxingMedal record Men s amateur boxing Representing India Asian Games 2014 Incheon Super heavyweight Asian Championships 2015 Bangkok Super heavyweight 2019 Bangkok Super heavyweight Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Super heavyweight Contents 1 Early life 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editBorn to a farmer in Bulandshahr who had four sons Satish Kumar wanted to join the army like his elder brother did He did so in 2008 as a Sepoy and moved to Ranikhet where he was spotted for his height during a boxing camp and was urged to give the sport a try 7 8 Awards editHe was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in 2018 9 References edit Kasibhatla Aishwarya 22 July 2021 Who is Satish Kumar Age Records Biography Medals Earnings Olympics performance www sportskeeda com Retrieved 1 April 2023 Tokyo Olympics Boxer Satish Kumar advances into the quarter finals after beating Jamaica s Ricardo Brown Wion 29 June 2021 Retrieved 29 June 2021 Asian Games 2014 Satish Kumar fails to advance settles for bronze in 91 kg boxing Indian Express 2 October 2014 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Lovlina Ashish and Satish earn their Olympics berth Olympic Channel 11 May 2020 Retrieved 9 March 2020 Tokyo Olympics आर म म न ब क सर सत श य दव क पर व र क भ उम म द ट क य म ज त ग ग ल ड News18 ह द in Hindi 30 July 2021 Retrieved 1 April 2023 Satish Kumar Tokyo Olympics 2021 Satish Kumar Wiki Family Career Info amp Achievements www sportskeeda com Retrieved 1 April 2023 History maker Satish Kumar at the ntion s service Olympic Channel 11 May 2020 Retrieved 1 May 2020 How Satish Kumar blurred the lines between WWE and boxing Olympic Channel 11 May 2020 Retrieved 9 May 2020 National Sports Awards 2018 The Hindu 25 September 2018 External links editSatish Kumar at AIBA org archived Profile at incheon2014 kr nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Indian boxing figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Satish Kumar boxer amp oldid 1192177836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
