Alka Tomar

Alka Tomar
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born
Sisoli village, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guangzhou59 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Delhi59 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha55 Kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 New Delhi59 kg
Silver medal – second place2005 Wuhan59 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Pattaya59 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 New Delhi59 kg
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Silver medal – second place2003 London[1]55 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Cape Town59 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Jalander59 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Melbourne[2]59 kg

Alka Tomar is an Indian wrestler[3] who belongs to village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh). [4] 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.[5] Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou in China 2006.[6]

She also won a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi where she competed against Tonya Verbeek of Canada.[7]

Early life

Alka was born to Nain Singh Tomar and Munni Devi in village Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh).[8]

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. ↑ "RESULTS - 2011 Championships". Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alka Tomar clinches gold". The Hindu. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Wrestler Alka Tomar Shines - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Alka Tomar: Trendsetter once, now grooming champions". The New Indian Express. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Now I am a celebrity in my village: wrestler Alka Tomar". The Indian Express. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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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