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Anuj Kumar Chaudhary (born 5 August) is a retired Indian freestyle wrestler and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in

. He competed for India in the 84 kg freestyle wrestling category at numerous international tournaments, including the

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in Athens. He is a recipient of the

and has won medals at the

, and World Police Games.

Early life and training

Born in Badheri village in

, Anuj trained at the prestigious Guru Hanuman Akhara in New Delhi.Moneycontrol – 5 Unknown Facts About Sambhal CO Anuj Chaudhary
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Wrestling career

National achievements

* Multiple-time gold medalist at National Championships (1996–2008)BIO-DATA of Anuj Kumar, submitted on 27 May 2009 (Government Submission) * Gold medals in National Games: Jalandhar (2001), Hyderabad (2002), Guwahati (2007)Indian Express – Wrestler Anuj eyeing Olympic medal
/ref> * Gold medals in All India Police Games across multiple years (2002–2007)

International achievements

* Gold – Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, Pune (1997) * Gold – SAF Games, Kathmandu (1999) * Gold – Khalsa International Sports Festival, Anandpur Sahib (1999) * Silver –

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

, Manchester (84 kg freestyle)BBC Sport – Ugoalah takes gold
/ref> * Participated –

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ...

, Busan * Silver – Canada Cup, Guelph (2003) * Silver – World Police Games (Freestyle & Greco-Roman), Spain (2003) * Gold – Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, London, Canada (2003) * Bronze – Olympic Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria (2004)Times of India – Four wrestlers qualify for Athens Olympics
/ref> * 15th place –

, Athens * Bronze – Asian Wrestling Championships, Wuhan, China (2005)The Telegraph – Indian men pick up three bronzes
/ref> * Gold – Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, South Africa (2005) * Bronze – Asian Wrestling Championships, Pattaya, Thailand (2009)
/ref> * Participated –

2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known as the XV Asiad or 15th Asian Games (, and commonly known as Doha 2006 (), were an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar, from December 1 to 15, 2006, with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the ga ...

, Doha * Competed in Dave Schultz Memorial (USA), Grand Prix (Germany), World Championships (New York)

Police career

Anuj joined the Uttar Pradesh Police in 2000 via the sports quota. Promoted to Inspector in 2003 and later to DSP in the 2012 batch, he has served in districts like Rampur and Sambhal.Hindustan Times – A 'pehelwan'-turned-police officer who beats politicians in comments game
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Awards and honours

* Arjuna Award (2005) – Government of IndiaMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Arjuna Awardees
/ref> * Laxman Award (2001) – Government of Uttar Pradesh * Yash Bharti Award (2016) – Government of Uttar Pradesh
/ref> * Manyawar Kanshiram Puraskar (2010) – Government of Uttar PradeshIndian Express – CWG silver and promotion hopes
/ref> * Titles: Sher-e-Hind (3x), Bharat Kumar (2x), Uttar Pradesh Kesari, Delhi Kesari, Guru Hanuman Gaurav

References

Indian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Arjuna Award Living people 1980 births Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships medalists