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Full name | Mandhir Singh Kooner | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | Wolverhampton, England | 27 September 1995||||||||||||||
Height | 180.0 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | 125 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mandhir Singh Kooner[1] (born 27 September 1995) is an English international freestyle wrestler. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal.[2]
Biography
[edit]In 2018, Kooner won a silver medal at the English Championships, beaten by Ben Pollin in the heavyweight category but gained revenge in 2022, when he won the Championships.[3][4]
In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's 125 kg category, winning the bronze medal.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Punjabi flavour in Canada, England's wrestling teams". The New India. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
Mandhir Singh Kooner (125kg) will represent England
- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (30 April 2022). "England announce wrestling squad for Commonwealth Games in Birmingham". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's George Ramm announces retirement after winning wrestling bronze". BBC Sport. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mandhir Singh Kooner at United World Wrestling
- Mandhir Kooner at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Mandhir Kooner at Team England
- Mandhir Kooner at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games