Sushil Kohli
{{short description|Indian swimmer and water polo player}}
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Sushil Kohli {born 19 April 1953) is an Indian swimmer and water polo player. His father was the late Sh Mulkh Raj Kohli, who along with his brother late Sh Deshraj Kohli started the company Beat All Sports commonly known as BAS. He received a bronze medal at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.{{cite web|title=Medal Winners (Asian Games)|url=http://www.qbtpl.net/ioa/new/medal_asian.htm|accessdate=23 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722064659/http://www.qbtpl.net/ioa/new/medal_asian.htm|archivedate=22 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}
Career
In 1980, when the first Asian Swimming Championships was held at Dhaka, he was the captain of the Indian team and won two silver medals. After his retirement from professional swimming, he started coaching youngsters in swimming and water polo, and later became general secretary of District Swimming Association of Jalandhar.
Awards and recognition
He was awarded Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for Swimming, given by Government of Punjab in 1978[http://pbsports.gov.in/list.htm Official list of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awardees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215045448/http://www.pbsports.gov.in/list.htm |date=15 February 2012 }} Government of Punjab (India). and the Dhyan Chand Award, the highest award in Indian sports for lifetime achievement, given by Government of India in 2011.{{cite news |title= National sports awards announced|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/article2371238.ece |newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 August 2011 }}[http://www.ndtv.com/article/sports/gagan-narang-confirmed-for-khel-ratna-award-177233 Gagan Narang confirmed for Khel Ratna award] NDTV, Press Trust of India on 2011-08-18.
Personal life
He owns a sports manufacturing unit in Jalandhar,{{cite news |title=Making waves: Sports triumphs as two city coaches win national honours |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110902/jaltrib.htm#5 |newspaper=The Tribune |date=2 September 2011 }} and his son Taruwar Kohli is a cricketer with Indian Premier League (IPL). He is the vice-president of Punjab Swimming Association, Member of the Selection Committee of Punjab Swimming Association Waterpolo Swimming, Honorary General Secretary District Swimming Association Jalandhar, Joint Secretary Shri Guru Gobind Singh Football Society REgd., Joint Secretary Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Society Regd.
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Jalandhar
Category:Indian male water polo players
Category:Indian sports coaches
Category:Asian Games medalists in water polo
Category:Water polo players at the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India
Category:Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award
Category:Swimmers from Punjab, India