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{{short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Anita Sheoran
| image = The Indian Women’s Wrestling Team, who won the medals in XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, meeting the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on October 15, 2010 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sheoran in 2010
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| nationality = [[India]]n
| residence = [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|11|24}}
| birth_place = [[Bhiwani district]], [[Haryana]]
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| height = {{convert|161|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=PARTICIPANT INFORMATION|url=http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/49e53553-cbcc-465c-bb59-636a60a26cf2|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]]|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref>
| weight = 63 kg
| country = [[India]]
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
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| event = 63 kg
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| coach = Zile Singh<ref>{{cite news|title=Wrestlers come home to a rousing welcome|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101017/haryana.htm#3|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=17 October 2010}}</ref>
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| updated = 7 March 2016
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Freestyle Wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] | [[Wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 67 kg|67 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Asian Wrestling Championships|2008 Jeju City]]|59 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Asian Wrestling Championships|2016 Bangkok]]|63 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship|Commonwealth Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 2005 Stellenbosch<ref name="CWC 2005">{{cite news|title=Indian grapplers sweep gold in Commonwealth Championship |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-grapplers-sweep-gold-in-commonwealth-championship_226265.html |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=2 July 2005 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161127134049/http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-grapplers-sweep-gold-in-commonwealth-championship_226265.html |archivedate=27 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 67 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 2009 Jalander<ref name="CWC 2009">{{cite news|title=Indian women win three gold in Commonwealth Wrestling |url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-women-win-three-gold-in-commonwealth-wrestling_588887.html |accessdate=27 November 2016 |work=[[Zee News]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=19 December 2009 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20161127143308/http://zeenews.india.com/home/indian-women-win-three-gold-in-commonwealth-wrestling_588887.html |archivedate=27 November 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 2011 Melbourne<ref>{{cite web|title=RESULTS - 2011 Championships|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|accessdate=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041201/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 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=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120914/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx|archive-date=21 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>| 67 kg}}
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'''Anita Sheoran''' (born 24 November 1984) is a female wrestler from India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anita Sheoran|url=http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012841.htm|website=National Games Kerala 2015|publisher=[[Indian Olympic Association]]|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref> She has won gold medal at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] along with winning multiple medals at the [[Asian Wrestling Championships]] and the [[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]]s.

==Personal life==
Anita Sheoran was born to Dilip Singh Sheoran and Santosh Devi in the Dhani Mahu village, which is situated in the [[Bhiwani district]] of [[Haryana]].<ref>{{cite news|title='If Anita violates our customs, I can even kill her'|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/if-anita-violates-our-customs-i-can-even-kill-her/1/117393.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[India Today]]|date=23 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Golden girls of Jatland|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/The-Golden-girls-of-Jatland/articleshow/6761667.cms|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 October 2010}}</ref> She is employed as an inspector in the [[Haryana Police]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Women wrestlers make India proud in Asian Championships|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/jat-women-wrestlers-make-india-proud-in-asian-championships/story-02yoqPH8IonO8tS6VVb4fI.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=24 February 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
===2005-08===
Participating at the 2005 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in the 67 kg freestyle category, Sheoran won bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rich haul by Indian grapplers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/03/stories/2005070301291500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307141724/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/07/03/stories/2005070301291500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2016|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 July 2005}}</ref>

At the [[2008 Asian Wrestling Championships]], Sheoran won bronze medal in the 59 kg freestyle event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian Championship Female wrestling Seniors 2008-03-18 Jeju Island (KOR)|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=9D251D71AE9749978E627F61FC2BD95D&gkl=4|publisher=Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft (IAT)|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> Later in the year, she participated in the [[2008 World Wrestling Championships|World Wrestling Championships]], where she lost to the eventual bronze medalist [[Agata Pietrzyk]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Championship Female wrestling Seniors 2008-10-11 Tokyo (JPN)|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=326794EA0C0F42B5B1481E32775CE2FF&kaempfe=1&wkid=72E429A7EA5C44939722E8CF7FBD8F87&gkl=4&spid=326794EA0C0F42B5B1481E32775CE2FF|publisher=Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft (IAT)|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>

===2009===
At the 2009 National Wrestling Championship in Bhopal, Sheoran, the 2008 National Championships silver medalist in the 59 kg category, participated in the 63 kg freestyle event. Her decision to shift to the higher weight class proved fruitful as she defeated the defending national champion [[Geetika Jakhar]] in the final to become the new champion in the women's 63 kg freestyle event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Future looks bright|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3244/stories/20091031503703200.htm|accessdate=8 March 2016|work=[[Sportstar]]|date=31 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308125232/http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3244/stories/20091031503703200.htm|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in the year, she participated at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship, where she settled for silver medal after losing to the World Championships medalist [[Justine Bouchard]] of [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian eves have fruitful day at Commonwealth Wrestling|url=http://sports.rediff.com/report/2009/dec/19/commonwealth-wrestling-indian-eves-clinch-3-gold.htm|accessdate=9 March 2016|work=[[Reddit]]|date=19 December 2009}}</ref>

===2010===
At the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], after the first round bye and a comfortable win against the [[Scotland]]'s Ashlea McManus, Sheoran, in the final, faced the Canada's Megan Buydens, who had defeated the Nigerian World Championships medalist [[Ifeoma Iheanacho]] in the opening round. Sheoran registered a comfortable victory against the Canadian to secure the gold medal in the 67 kg freestyle category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alka and Anita give the performance of their life|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/alka-and-anita-give-the-performance-of-their-life/article820426.ece|accessdate=8 March 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 October 2010}}</ref>

===2011===
At the [[2011 National Games of India|34th National Games of India]], which were held at [[Ranchi]] in 2011, Sheoran, representing Haryana, won gold medal by defeating [[Manipur]]'s N Tombi Devi in the final of the women's 63 kg freestyle event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana continue to dominate wrestling competition|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/Haryana-continue-to-dominate-wrestling-competition/articleshow/7564622.cms|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 February 2011}}</ref> Later in the year, participating at the 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in Melbourne, Sheoran settled for silver medal after losing in the final against Canada's [[Dori Yeats]].<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=8 March 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RESULTS - 2011 Championships|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|accessdate=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313041201/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2011ChampionshipResults.aspx|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2012===
In her bid to qualify for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Sheoran participated in the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament under the 63 kg freestyle category. She ended up winning bronze medal but could not secure an Olympic spot as reaching the final was the criteria for that. She defeated [[Chinese Taipei]]'s Min-wen Hou before being defeated by the Olympic medalist [[Yelena Shalygina]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Geeta clinches gold to qualify for Olympics|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/geeta-clinches-gold-to-qualify-for-olympics/1/182719.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[India Today]]|date=2 April 2012}}</ref>

===2013-15===
Participating at the 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in [[Johannesburg]], Sheoran settled for silver after losing to [[Nigeria]]'s [[Ifeoma Iheanacho]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 - COMMONWEALTH WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|accessdate=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321120914/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2013CommonwealthChampionships.aspx|archive-date=21 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2015 National Games of India|35th National Games of India]], which were held at [[Kerala]] in 2015, Sheoran, representing Haryana, won gold medal by defeating [[Uttar Pradesh]]'s Rajni by 4–2 in the final of the women's 63 kg [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anita Sheoran|url=http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012841.htm|website=National Games Kerala 2015|publisher=[[Indian Olympic Association]]|accessdate=7 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=35th National Games: Haryana wrestlers win 18 gold; Ghosal, Chinappa squash champs|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/35th-national-games-haryana-wrestlers-win-18-gold-ghosal-chinappa-squash-champs_1541474.html|accessdate=7 March 2016|work=[[Zee News]]|date=4 February 2015}}</ref> In September, she participated in the [[2015 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 63 kg|2015 World Wrestling Championships]] in the 63 kg category. She won against Nadiia Mushka by 9–1 in the round one. But lost her next bout against the [[Colombia]]'s Sandra Roa by 2–5.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian wrestlers yet gain falter at World Championship|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-wrestlers-yet-gain-falter-at-world-championship/1/470969.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|work=[[India Today]]|date=11 September 2015}}</ref> Later in the year, she became the national champion in the women's 63 kg [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat bag golds at national wrestling|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bajrang-punia-ritu-phogat-bag-golds-at-national-wrestling/1/558757.html|accessdate=9 March 2016|work=[[India Today]]|date=30 December 2015}}</ref>

===2016===
At the [[2016 Asian Wrestling Championships]], Sheoran, after losing to [[North Korea]]'s Jong Sim Rim in the semifinal, won the bronze medal by defeating [[Uzbekistan]]'s Nilufar Gadaeva (by fall) in the [[repechage]] round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grapplers shine in Asian meet|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/grapplers-shine-in-asian-meet/199174.html|accessdate=8 March 2016|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=21 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="uww_asian_wrestling_championships_results_book_2016">{{Cite web|title=2016 Asian Wrestling Championships|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/bangkok-cover.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151456/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/bangkok-cover.pdf|archive-date=20 December 2016|access-date=17 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://kerala2015.com/wr/gen/player/p40012841.htm Profile] published by the [[Indian Olympic Association|IOA]]

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