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{{Short description|Indian sport wrestler (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}
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| name = Amit Kumar Dhankar
| image = Amit Dhankar (India) won Gold medal in 70Kg Men’s wrestling, at the 12th South Asian Games-2016, in Guwahati on February 07, 2016.jpg
| caption = Dhankhar after winning Gold at the [[2016 South Asian Games]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|1|2}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling: Player Details: Amit Amit |url=http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012736.htm |website=kerala2015.com |publisher=[[Indian Olympic Association]] |accessdate=25 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325050705/http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012736.htm |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Rohtak district|Humayunpur]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deswal |first1=Deepender |title=Haryanvis shine at NDA passing out parade |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Haryanvis-shine-at-NDA-passing-out-parade/articleshow/10937568.cms |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 December 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221163104/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Haryanvis-shine-at-NDA-passing-out-parade/articleshow/10937568.cms |archivedate=21 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=Asit |title=Wrestling's dreams turn to dust |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20130304-wrestling-olympics-status-ioc-india-762184-1999-11-29 |access-date=25 March 2016 |work=[[India Today]] |date=22 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221163132/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wrestling-olympics-status-ioc-india/1/251315.html |archive-date=21 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Wrestling Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships|2013 New Delhi]] | 66 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2019 Asian Wrestling Championships|2019 Xi'an]] | 74 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver| 2007 London<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 - Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - Information & RESULTS |url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2007Championships.aspx |publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA) |accessdate=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023093657/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2007Championships.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special Award money to 31 Wrestlers & 26 Coaches released |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=45984 |accessdate=19 September 2015 |work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref> | 66 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver| 2007 London<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 - Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - Information & RESULTS |url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2007Championships.aspx |publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA) |accessdate=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023093657/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2007Championships.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Special Award money to 31 Wrestlers & 26 Coaches released |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=45984 |accessdate=19 September 2015 |work=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref> | 66 kg GR}}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 Jalandhar<ref>{{cite news|title=Sushil wins gold at Commonwealth Wrestling |url=http://www.ndtv.com/sports-news/sushil-wins-gold-at-commonwealth-wrestling-407232 |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=20 December 2009 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160917063706/http://www.ndtv.com/sports-news/sushil-wins-gold-at-commonwealth-wrestling-407232 |archivedate=17 September 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 66 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalGold| 2011 Melbourne<ref>{{cite web |title=RESULTS - 2011 Championships |url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx |publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA) |accessdate=19 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041201/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | 66 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalGold| 2013 Johannesburg<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 - COMMONWEALTH WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx |publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA) |accessdate=11 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120914/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx |archive-date=21 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | 66 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalGold| 2016 Singapore<ref name="CWC 2016">{{cite news|title=Sandeep Tomar, Satyawart Kadian, Ritu Phogat bag gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sandeep-tomar-satyawart-kadian-ritu-phogat-bag-gold-at-commonwealth-wrestling-championships-3738975/ |accessdate=8 November 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=5 November 2016 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161108160712/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/sandeep-tomar-satyawart-kadian-ritu-phogat-bag-gold-at-commonwealth-wrestling-championships-3738975/ |archivedate=8 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 70 kg Freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Wrestling at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 Guwahati]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amitabha Das |title=Inam denies an Indian sweep |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/south-asian-games-inam-denies-an-indian-sweep/article8206383.ece |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325040753/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/south-asian-games-inam-denies-an-indian-sweep/article8206383.ece |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | 70 kg Freestyle}}
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'''Amit Kumar Dhankar''' (born 2 January 1987) is a [[freestyle wrestler]] from [[India]]. He became Asian wrestling champion in 2013, along with becoming Commonwealth wrestling champion twice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian wrestling: Amit Kumar Dhankar bags gold, helps India win freestyle trophy |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/206700-asian-wrestling-amit-kumar-dhankar-bags-gold-helps-india-win-freestyle-trophy |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=22 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325081843/http://sports.ndtv.com/wrestling/news/206700-asian-wrestling-amit-kumar-dhankar-bags-gold-helps-india-win-freestyle-trophy |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Freestyle wrestlers win 14 medals at Commonwealth Championships |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-06/news/44865542_1_14-medals-three-bronze-medals-commonwealth-championships |access-date=24 March 2016 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324085900/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-12-06/news/44865542_1_14-medals-three-bronze-medals-commonwealth-championships |archive-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indians shine in Commonwealth Wrestling Championships |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/Indians-shine-in-Commonwealth-Wrestling-Championships/articleshow/9532013.cms |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=8 August 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313042540/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/Indians-shine-in-Commonwealth-Wrestling-Championships/articleshow/9532013.cms |archivedate=13 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won gold medal in the [[2016 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Amitabha Das |title=Inam denies an Indian sweep|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/south-asian-games-inam-denies-an-indian-sweep/article8206383.ece |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325040753/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/south-asian-games-inam-denies-an-indian-sweep/article8206383.ece |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he participated in the inaugural edition of the [[Pro Wrestling League]], where his team won the title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pro Wrestling League Freestyle Seniors 2015-12-10 Delhi, Bangalore (IND) |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=1835E40796784CD7A417F9F4DDFB113B&gkl=1 |publisher=Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft (IAT) |accessdate=25 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073139/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=1835E40796784CD7A417F9F4DDFB113B&gkl=1 |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He is employed as an inspector in the [[Haryana Police]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barua |first1=Suhrid |title=Interview with Indian wrestler Amit Kumar Dhankar: "Rio Olympics is my biggest focus area now" |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/interview-indian-wrestler-amit-kumar-144731898.html |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=18 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325084056/https://in.news.yahoo.com/interview-indian-wrestler-amit-kumar-144731898.html |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Owing to the presence of [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] in Dhankar's weight category, he could hardly get a chance to represent India in the events like [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Asian Games]], [[World Wrestling Championships]], Olympic Qualifiers, etc. In 2014, Dhankar moved to the [[Delhi High Court]] after the Wrestling Federation of India shortlisted [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] for the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] without conducting trials,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sejwal |first1=Ritu |title=Eye on Glasgow - No trials for CWG, Amit moves HC |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/Eye-on-Glasgow-No-trials-for-CWG-Amit-moves-HC/articleshow/36534324.cms |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 June 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325064822/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/commonwealth-games-2014/india-at-glasgow/Eye-on-Glasgow-No-trials-for-CWG-Amit-moves-HC/articleshow/36534324.cms |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> but to no avail.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Sabi |title=Getting a grip |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140717/sports.htm#1 |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=17 July 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325065816/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140717/sports.htm |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, at the trails for the [[World Wrestling Championships]], [[Yogeshwar Dutt]] was able to defeat Dhankar to secure his place in the 65 kg category of the Freestyle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Sabi |title=Yogi rests his case, once and for all |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/yogi-rests-his-case-once-and-for-all/103779.html |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |date=8 July 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325074215/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/yogi-rests-his-case-once-and-for-all/103779.html |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Yogeshwar again defeated Dhankar in the trials of the Asian Olympic qualifiers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vasavda |first1=Mihir |title=In fledgling rivalry, Yogeshwar Dutt prevails over Amit Dhankar |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rio-olympics-2016-wrestling-sushil-kumar-yogeshwar-dutt-india/ |accessdate=25 March 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=5 March 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073446/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/rio-olympics-2016-wrestling-sushil-kumar-yogeshwar-dutt-india/ |archivedate=25 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325050705/http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012736.htm Profile] by the [[Indian Olympic Association]].

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[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Sport wrestlers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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