Rajiv Tomar (born 31 December 1980) is an Indian

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. He represented India in the men's freestyle 120 kg category at the

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, but lost to

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in qualifications. He is from Malakpur in

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district in

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. He is Arjun Award Winner 2010 (Wrestling). He also won Indian style wrestling event, Hind Kesari. Rajiv won Silver Medal in Men's freestyle 125 kg wrestling event in

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in Glasgow. He has won Bharat Kesari Title 32 times. He learnt Kushti in Guru Hanuman Akhara by Coach Shri Mahasingh Rao. He won bronze medal in Asian Championship in year 1998. He was a powerful wrestler in 120 kg in India and world. He won silver medal in Oman in year 2005. He had won Gold medal in Commonwealth games Canada in 2007. He got Arjun Award in 2010. He is a wrestler in Indian Style Dangal wrestling. He got married in 2011 to a Professor in Delhi University.

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* * * 1980 births Living people Indian male sport wrestlers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Olympic wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Asian Games wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games Sport wrestlers from Uttar Pradesh Recipients of the Arjuna Award People from Baraut Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{India-wrestling-bio-stub

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