Mukesh Khatri (born October 8, 1982 in Madhya Pradesh) is a retired amateur Indian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category.[1] He represented his nation India at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and then scored a bronze medal in the 55-kg division at the 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships in Wuhan, China.[2] Khatri also served as a member of and trained for Sonkar Wrestling Club in Delhi, under his coach and mentor R.P. Thakran.
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| Full name | Mukesh Khatri | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1982 Madhya Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | INDIA/USA | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sonkar Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | R.P. Thakran | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Khatri qualified for the Indian squad, as a lone Greco-Roman wrestler, in the men's 55 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed fourth and received a berth on the Indian team from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4] He lost two straight matches each by a 3–0 identical margin to eventual silver medalist Geidar Mamedaliyev of Russia, and reigning world champion Dariusz Jabłoński of Poland, leaving him on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing penultimate out of 22 wrestlers in the final standings.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mukesh Khatri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Superb show by Indian wrestlers". The Hindu. 31 May 2005. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (13 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Shenkar, Shashank (27 February 2004). "Grapplers ready for Olympic glory". Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 55kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Wrestler Mukesh Khatri goes down tamely". The Hindustan Times. 24 August 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links edit
- Mukesh Khatri at the International Wrestling Database
- Mukesh Khatri at Olympedia
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