About Pooja Dhanda
Born 1994. Pooja Dhanda is an Indian amateur wrestler.
Early life Pooja was born in Budana village of Hisar district in Haryana.
Despite the achievements, former India wrestler and coach Kripa Shankar Bishnoi advised her to make wrestling her career. Pooja began to train for wrestling under coach Subhash Chander Soni at Hisar in 2009. After she debuted in the national championship in 2013, she participated in the World Wrestling Championship for the first time but was out of the event after a loss in the first round.
She won silver medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast in the women's 57 kg freestyle wrestling after losing to Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye 7-5 in the final at the Carrara Sports Arena 1.
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Who is Pooja Dhanda?
Indian woman freestyle wrestler
When was Pooja Dhanda born?
Pooja Dhanda was born on 1 January 1994 in Hisar district.
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Pooja Dhanda is an amateur wrestler.
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Pooja Dhanda is Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pooja Dhanda. https://biography.guide/pooja-dhanda/
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