Alka Tomar

Alka Tomar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
BornSisoli village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Guangzhou 59 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 59 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 55 Kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 New Delhi 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Wuhan 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pattaya 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi 59 kg
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 London[1] 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cape Town[2] 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Jalander[3] 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Melbourne[4] 59 kg

Alka Tomar is an Indian wrestler[5] who belongs to village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh). [6] She became the National Women Wrestling champion of India, and received the bronze medal in Wrestling (59 kg Freestyle) at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.[7] Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou in China 2006.[8]

She also won a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi where she competed against Tonya Verbeek of Canada.[9]

Early life

Alka was born to Nain Singh Tomar and Munni Devi in village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh).[10]

References

  1. ^ "2003 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - London, Ontario, Canada ARTICLES & RESULTS". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian grapplers sweep gold in Commonwealth Championship". Zee News. 2 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling". Zee News. PTI. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "RESULTS - 2011 Championships". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Alka Tomar clinches gold". The Hindu. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Wrestler Alka Tomar Shines - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Alka Tomar: Trendsetter once, now grooming champions". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar". The Indian Express. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Alka, Anita deliver gold in women's wrestling". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ^ Shah, Wajiha (24 February 2010). "Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017.


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