Nishan Randhawa

Nishan Randhawa (born 5 December 1997)^[1] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in men's 97 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.^[2]

Nishan Randhawa

Personal information
Full name	SBW
Born	(1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27)
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	97 kg
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2023 Santiago 97 kg Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 97 kg

Career

He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games^[3] in the wrestling competition, being awarded the gold medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.^[4][5]

He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^{[citation needed]}

In 2024, Randhawa competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[6] He was eliminated in his first match.^[6] Randhawa also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.^[7]

Personal life

Randhawa is of Punjabi sikh descent.^[8]

References

1. "Nishan Randhawa". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
2. "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
3. "Abbotsford's Nishan Randhawa named to Canadian wrestling team for Commonwealth Games". AbbyNews. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
4. "Birmingham 2022 Results - Sport - Wrestling". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. "Di Stasio, Randhawa golden on day two of wrestling as all Canadian wrestlers earn medals". Wrestling.ca. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
6. "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
7. "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Punjabi flavour in Canada, England's wrestling teams". The New Indian Express.

External links

• Nishan Preet Singh Randhawa at the International Wrestling Database
• Nishan Preet Singh Randhawa at United World Wrestling
• Nishan Randhawa at Wrestling Canada Lutte
• Nishan Randhawa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games