Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The Wrestling events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games were held on Indira Gandhi Arena from 5 to 10 October 2010. Unlike other major wrestling events only one bronze medal was awarded per event.[1]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India*105419
2  Canada45514
3  Nigeria33713
4  Pakistan2103
5  England1124
6  Australia1113
7  South Africa0415
8  Cameroon0112
Totals (8 entries)21212163

Events

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Men's events

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Freestyle

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XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Wrestling (Men’s Freestyle 55Kg) Azhar Hussain of Pakistan (Gold), Ebikewenimo Welson of Nigeria (Silver) and Anil Kumar of India (Bronze), during the medal presentation ceremony
 
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi (Men’s) Wrestling 74Kg Freestyle Narsingh Yadav of India won the gold medal, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi on October 09, 2010
Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
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Azhar Hussain
  Pakistan
Ebikewenimo Welson
  Nigeria
Anil Kumar
  India
60 kg
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Yogeshwar Dutt
  India
James Mancini
  Canada
Sasha Madyarchyk
  England
66 kg
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Sushil Kumar
  India
Heinrich Barnes
  South Africa
Chris Prickett
  Canada
74 kg
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Narsingh Yadav
  India
Richard Addinall
  South Africa
Evan MacDonald
  Canada
84 kg
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Muhammad Inam
  Pakistan
Anuj Kumar
  India
Andrew Dick
  Nigeria
96 kg
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Sinivie Boltic
  Nigeria
Korey Jarvis
  Canada
Leon Rattigan
  England
120 kg
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Arjan Bhullar
  Canada
Joginder Kumar
  India
Hugues Onanena
  Cameroon

Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
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Rajender Kumar
  India
Azhar Hussain
  Pakistan
Promise Mwenga
  Canada
60 kg
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Ravinder Singh
  India
Terence Christopher Bosson
  England
Romeo Joseph
  Nigeria
66 kg
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Myroslav Dykun
  England
Jack Bond
  Canada
Sunil Kumar
  India
74 kg
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Sanjay Kumar
  India
Richard Brian Addinall
  South Africa
Hassan Shahsavan
  Australia
84 kg
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Efionayi Agbonavbare
  Nigeria
Manoj Kumar
  India
Dean van Zyl
  South Africa
96 kg
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Anil Kumar
  India
Kakoma Hugues Bella-Lufu
  South Africa
Eric Feunekes
  Canada
120 kg
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Ivan Popov
  Australia
Talaram Mamma
  Nigeria
Dharmender Dalal
  India

Women's events

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Freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
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Carol Huynh
  Canada
Nirmala Devi
  India
Odunayo Adekuoroye
  Nigeria
51 kg
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Ifeoma Christiana Nwoye
  Nigeria
Babita Kumari
  India
Jessica Macdonald
  Canada
55 kg
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Geeta Phogat
  India
Emily Bensted
  Australia
Lovina Edward
  Nigeria
59 kg
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Alka Tomar
  India
Tonya Verbeek
  Canada
Tega Tosin Richard
  Nigeria
63 kg
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Justine Bouchard
  Canada
Blessing Oborududu
  Nigeria
Suman Kundu
  India
67 kg
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Anita Sheoran
  India
Megan Buydens
  Canada
Ifeoma Iheanacho
  Nigeria
72 kg
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Ohenewa Akuffo
  Canada
Laure Ali Annabel
  Cameroon
Hellen Okus
  Nigeria

Participating nations

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Geeta Phogat was India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg). This came back in the 2016 Indian movie Dangal.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi |".
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