Sandeep Tomar (born in Malakpur village, Baghpat district,

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) is an Indian male

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who competes in the men's freestyle 55 kg category. Sandeep Tomar on 24 April 2016, secured an Olympic quota place for India in the men's 57 kg freestyle category with a bronze medal finish on the final day of the 1st World Olympic Qualifying tournament, Mongolia, defeating Ukrainian wrestler Andriy Yatsenko with a dominating 11-0 show. He became the fourth Indian wrestler after Yogeshwar Dutt (men's 65 kg freestyle), Narsingh Yadav (men's 74 kg freestyle), and Hardeep Singh (Greco-Roman 98 kg) to book a berth for the Rio Olympic Games. He comes from a Jaat family. Name of coach- Kuldeep Singh since 2011

Career

2012 National Wrestling Championships

Tomar won the gold medal at the National Championships in the 55 kg category. The 21-year-old Navy grappler was a National junior champion in 2011. He then won the men’s 55 kg freestyle gold on his second attempt. He had finished fifth in his debut year in 2011. Tomar defeated Nitin, a silver medal winner in the Hari Ram Indian Grand Prix with a 1-1, 3-0 scoreline.

2012 Copa Brasil

At the

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tournament held from 29 November to 2 December, Tomar was one of 9 gold medallists from the

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n contingent which included 4 bronze medals as well.

2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships

In the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the tournament held in

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, Tomar won the gold medal ahead of Narender from

and Bokan Masunyane from

2015 Pro Wrestling League

Sandeep was the third Indian male wrestler acquired by the Bangalore franchise (owned by JSW Sport) of the Pro Wrestling League. His final bid amount was Rs 10.3 lakh. The 2015 Pro Wrestling League was scheduled to be held from 10 December to 27 December across 6 cities.

2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro

Qualified for India, in men's 57 kg free style and lost to

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7-3

Other titles

* Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2013 - Bronze * Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2014 - Bronze * World Military Championship, USA, 2014 - Gold * Takhiti Cup,

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, 2015 - Bronze

References

External links

Sandeep Tomar - FILA database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomar, Sandeep 1992 births Living people Indian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Baghpat district Olympic wrestlers for India Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India Asian Wrestling Championships medalists