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| Full name | SBW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 97 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nishan Randhawa (born 5 December 1997) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in men's 97 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.
Career
He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the wrestling competition, being awarded the gold medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.
He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2024, Randhawa competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match. Randhawa also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.
Personal life
Randhawa is of Punjabi sikh descent.
References
- "Nishan Randhawa". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- "Abbotsford's Nishan Randhawa named to Canadian wrestling team for Commonwealth Games". AbbyNews. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- "Birmingham 2022 Results - Sport - Wrestling". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Di Stasio, Randhawa golden on day two of wrestling as all Canadian wrestlers earn medals". Wrestling.ca. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "Commonwealth Games 2022: Punjabi flavour in Canada, England's wrestling teams". The New Indian Express.
External links
- Nishan Preet Singh Randhawa at the International Wrestling Database
- Nishan Preet Singh Randhawa at United World Wrestling
- Nishan Randhawa at Wrestling Canada Lutte
- Nishan Randhawa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent
- Canadian people of Punjabi descent
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's wrestlers
- Simon Fraser University alumni
- Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games