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{{short description|Indian wrestler}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Geetika Jakhar
| image = Geetika Jakhar Arjuna Award August 29, 2007.jpg
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| nationality = Indian
| residence = [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]
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| birth_place = [[Agroha (town)|Agroha]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|title=GEETIKA JAKHAR - BIOGRAPHY|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1097884/geetika_jakhar.html|publisher=[[Commonwealth Games Federation]]|accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref>
| height = 159 cm<ref>{{cite web|title=Jakhar, Geetika (IND)|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=9CDC3B7562D1442F83A59137894CE266|publisher=Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft (IAT)|accessdate=3 June 2016}}</ref>
| weight = 63 Kg
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| country = [[India]]
| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]
| event = 63 kg
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{{MedalCountry |{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]| [[Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 63 kg|63 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]| [[Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 63 kg|63 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Wrestling at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]| [[Wrestling at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 63 kg|63 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[Asian Wrestling Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2003 Asian Wrestling Championships#Women.27s freestyle|2003 Delhi]]| 63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 Asian Wrestling Championships#Women.27s freestyle|2005 Wuhan]]| 63 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships#Women.27s freestyle|2013 Delhi]]| 63 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold| 2003 London<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - London, Ontario, Canada ARTICLES & RESULTS|url=http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2003Championships.aspx|publisher=Commonwealth Amateur Wrestling Association (CAWA)|accessdate=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023093647/http://commonwealthwrestling.sharepoint.com/Pages/2003Championships.aspx|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2005 Cape Town<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> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 2007 Ontario<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=12 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}}</ref> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[World Police and Fire Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Chengdu|69 kg}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana Police inspector bags gold in World Police Games |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/haryana-police-inspector-bags-gold-in-world-police-games-119082101450_1.html |accessdate=17 November 2019 |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Asian News International]] (ANI) |date=21 August 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20191117084514/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/haryana-police-inspector-bags-gold-in-world-police-games-119082101450_1.html |archivedate=17 November 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Wrestling Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 2005 Vilnius<ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana grapplers strike gold in SA|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050712/sports.htm#11|accessdate=12 September 2015|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> | 63 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Wrestling Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2004 Almaty<ref>{{cite news|title=India wins four medals|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062309561800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310044956/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062309561800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2016|accessdate=12 September 2015|date=2004-06-23|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | 67 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 2005 Jeju Island<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian wrestlers win 10 medals|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/13/stories/2005061304981800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310045003/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/13/stories/2005061304981800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 March 2016|accessdate=12 September 2015|date=2005-06-13|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | 63 kg}}
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'''Geetika Jakhar''' (born 18 August 1985) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[wrestler]]. Geetika comes from a family of sportspersons. She got Arjuna Award - 2006. She is the only women wrestler in the history of Indian sports to be judged the Best Wrestler of the 2005 Commonwealth Games and also who won medals at Asian Games 2006 and 2014 respectively. Geetika is the first women wrestler being awarded with the Arjuna Award by Government of India in 2006. She is also a proud recipient of Bhim Award by government of Haryana. For her extraordinary achievements in the field of sports, the government of [[Haryana]] has appointed her to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police in 2008.<ref>[http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/wrestling/1097884/g_jakhar.html Geetika Jakhar]. glasgow2014.com</ref>

== Personal life and family ==
Geetika's father Satyavir Singh Jakhar is a sports officer in [[Hisar district|Hisar]], [[Haryana]]. She was inspired to take up wrestling by her grand father, Ch. Amar Chand Jakhar, an accomplished wrestler himself. She started wrestling at the tender age of 13, and was awarded the Bharat Kesari at the age of 15 by beating [[Sonika Kaliraman]] (daughter of renowned wrestler Chandgi Ram) the then bharat kesari in a Dangal held at [[New Delhi]] in 2000. She won the Bharat Kesari title for a consecutive 9 years from then on. She is married to Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Rana, who is working in Haryana public work department as an Executive Engineer. {{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

== Early career ==
Geetika was actively participating in sports at a school level with her focus being athletics. But the turning point came when her family moved from her native village [[Agroha (town)|Agroha]] to Hisar to provide a better education for her younger brother and her. In an attempt to competitively pursue athletics, her father had taken her to the [[Mahabir Stadium]] in [[Hisar district|Hisar]] but they returned disappointed without finding any coach. During this she went to the nearby wrestling hall hearing huge voice coming from hall as coaches guide their ward from outside of the mat with a loud voice, young Geetika was drawn to other girls practicing wrestling. She immediately fell in love with the sport and from October 1998, she chose wrestling as her sport, leaving athletics. It took her four months after discovering wrestling when she represented [[Haryana]] at the 1999 National Games in [[Manipur]] and finished fourth.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

She became the youngest wrestler to win a gold medal in all editions of the 2001 National Championships: Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior - an admirable record that has yet to be broken.
By this she completed her GOLDEN QUARTET.

=== 1999 ===
*Participated as youngest wrestler in National Games Imphal ([[Manipur]]) at the age of 13 in 56 kg women freestyle and stood fourth.
*Gold Medal at Haryana State Games held at Bhiwani; declared Best Women Wrestler of [[Haryana]].

=== 2000 ===
*Gold Medal at Sub -Junior National championship, [[Talkatora Stadium]], [[New Delhi]].

=== 2001 ===
*Gold Medal at Sub -Junior National Championship.
*Gold Medal at Junior National Championship.
*Gold Medal at Senior National Championship, Nedani, [[Haryana]]
*Gold Medal at National Games, [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]

Completed Golden Quartet lone wrestler to do so.

== International career ==
Her international career began with her first appearance at the [[2002 World Wrestling Championships]] in [[New York City|New York]], [[United States|USA]].

=== 2002 ===
*Participated in [[2002 World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]], [[New York City|New York]], [[United States|USA]] where she reached to quarter-finals .
*Gold Medal at National Games, [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
*Gold Medal at Senior National Championship.

=== 2003 ===
*Participated in [[2003 World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]], [[Athens|ATHENS]], [[Greece|GREECE]] where she reached quarterfinals.
*Silver Medal at Senior [[2003 Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championship]], New Delhi[[India]].
*Gold Medal at Commonwealth Championship; London[[Canada]].

=== 2005 ===
*Silver Medal at Senior [[2005 Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championship]], [[China]].
*Gold Medal at Commonwealth Championship; declared best wrestler of the tournament, first Indian women wrestler to get "Best Wrestler of Commonwealth Games" title.
*Silver Medal at [[2005 World Wrestling Championships|World Championships]] held at [[Lithuania]].

=== 2006 ===
*Silver Medal at the [[2006 Asian Games|Asian Games]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] biggest medal in wrestling at Asian games and 1st medal by Indian women wrestler.

=== 2007 ===
*Silver Medal at Commonwealth Championship, [[Ontario]], Canada.
*Gold Medal at Senior National Championship.
*Gold Medal at National Games, [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]]
*Participated in Senior Asian Championships, Bishkek, [[Kyrgyzstan]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = International Wrestling Database|url = https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=7542CD283C2A456C8EC4682DC8A8693C&gkl=6|website = www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|accessdate = 2015-11-02}}</ref>

=== 2012 ===
*Gold Medal at Senior National Championship.

=== 2013 ===
*Bronze Medal at Senior [[2013 Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Championship]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]

=== 2014 ===
*Silver Medal at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Glasgow 2014 - Geetika Jakhar Profile|url = http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1097884/geetika_jakhar.html|website = g2014results.thecgf.com|accessdate = 2015-11-02}}</ref>
*Bronze Medal at the [[2014 Asian Games|Asian Games]], [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Information |url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5123771&lang=en |website=incheon2014ag.org (via [[Wayback Machine]]) |publisher=[[Olympic Council of Asia]] |accessdate=10 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004050030/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5123771&lang=en |archivedate=4 October 2014 }}</ref>

== Awards & Honours ==
* [[Bhim Award]], 2003 - given to outstanding athletes from the state of Haryana, India
* [[Arjuna Award]] - 2006
* [[Kalpana Chawla|Kalpana Chawla Excellence award for Outstanding Women]], 2009.
* Face of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao in Haryana.
* Brand Ambassador of Digital Cashless Week (20-27 Feb 2017) in Hisar, Haryana.

== See also ==
* [[Martine Dugrenier]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Geetika-Jakhar-365361713632942/ Official Facebook page of Geetika Jakhar]
* [https://unitedworldwrestling.org/DATABASE Official FILA page of Geetika Jakhar]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=9CDC3B7562D1442F83A59137894CE266 Profile] (provided by the [[United World Wrestling|UWW]])

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