Geetika Jakhar

{{Short description|Indian wrestler (born 1985)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Geetika Jakhar

| image = Geetika Jakhar Arjuna Award August 29, 2007.jpg

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| caption = Geetika Jakhar in August 2007

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| nationality = Indian

| residence = Hisar

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| birth_place = Agroha, Haryana, India{{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}}

| height = 159 cm{{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}}

| 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|2014 Glasgow| 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Doha| 63 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Incheon| 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |Asian Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Delhi| 63 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2005 Wuhan| 63 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Delhi| 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Wrestling Championship}}

{{MedalGold| 2003 London{{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}} | 63 kg}}

{{MedalGold| 2005 Cape Town{{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 }} | 63 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 2007 Ontario{{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}} | 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |World Police and Fire Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Chengdu|69 kg}}{{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}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Vilnius{{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}} | 63 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Wrestling Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2004 Almaty{{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}} | 67 kg}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Jeju Island{{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}} | 63 kg}}

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Geetika Jakhar (born 18 August 1985) is an 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 woman 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.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140929033511/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/wrestling/1097884/g_jakhar.html Geetika Jakhar]}}. glasgow2014.com