Aman Sehrawat (born 16 July 2003) [2] is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He is the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal, having secured a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [3] Sehrawat has also won gold at U17 Asian Championships, U17 World Championships, U23 Asian Championships, U23 World Championships, and the Asian Wrestling Championships. [4]
Sehrawat was born on 16 July 2003 in the village of Birohar, Haryana, where he initially took part in mud wrestling. Inspired by Sushil Kumar's silver medal win in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he enrolled at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi at the age of 10. [5] [6] He lost both of his parents at the age of 11. Following their deaths, Sehrawat and his younger sister, Puja, were taken in by their uncles. His uncle Sudhir revealed in an interview with Hindustan Times that Sehrawat struggled with depression and anxiety after his mother's death. [7] At the Chhatrasal Stadium, he was trained by Lalit Kumar. [8]
In 2022, following his gold medal at the Under-23 Asian Championships, Sehrawat became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the Under-23 World Championships. [9]
Sehrawat won his first National Championship title in 2021. He used to train under coach Lalit Kumar. [5]
In April 2023, he won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana. [10] [11] He then won a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games. [6] [12]
In January 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the Zagreb Open wrestling tournament, defeating all his opponents by technical superiority. [13]
Sehrawat competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul and earned India a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [14] The WFI picked him over Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya for the 2024 Olympics. [15] He was the only Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16]
In the men's 57 kg event at the 2024 Olympics, he defeated Vladimir Egorov and Zelimkhan Abakarov via technical superiority, before losing to the top-seed Rei Higuchi in the semifinal. [17] He won the bronze medal by defeating Darian Cruz 13–5, becoming the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal at 21 years and 24 days. [18] [19]
 Bronze Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
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| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| Win | 32–7 |  Darian Cruz (PUR) | 13-5 | 8-9 Aug 2024 | 2024 Summer Olympics |  Paris |
| Loss | 31–7 |  Rei Higuchi (JPN) | 0-10 | |||
| Win | 31–6 |  Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) | 12-0 | |||
| Win | 30–6 |  Vladimir Egorov (MKD) | 10-0 | |||
| Qualified at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 29-6 |  Han Chang-song (PRK) | 12-2 | 11-12 May 2024 | 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Istanbul |
| Win | 28-6 |  Andriy Yatsenko (UKR) | 12-2 | |||
| Win | 27-6 |  Georgi Vangelov (BUL) | 10-4 | |||
 Gold Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 26-6 |  Zou Wanhao (CHN) | 10-0 | 10 January 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open |  Zagreb |
| Win | 25-6 |  Roberti Dingashvili (GEO) | 11-0 | |||
| Win | 24-6 |  Zane Richards (USA) | 11-0 | |||
| Win | 23-6 | Muhammet Karavuş (TUR) | 15-4 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 22-6 | Liu Minghu (CHN) | 11-0 | 6 October 2023 | 2022 Asian Games | Hangzhou |
| Loss | 21-6 | Toshihiro Hasegawa (JPN) | 10-12 | |||
| Win | 21-5 |  Ebrahim Khari (IRI) | 19-8 | |||
| Win | 20-5 |  Kim Sunggwon (KOR) | 6-1 | |||
| 11th at 57 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 19-5 | Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) | 0-11 | 9 - 14 April 2023 | 2023 World Wrestling Championships |  Belgrade |
| Win | 19-4 |  Igor Chichioi (MDA) | 11-0 | |||
| 11th at 61 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 18-4 |  Pankaj Malik (IND) | 1-8 | 4 June 2023 | 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament |  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Gold Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 18-3 | Almaz Smanbekov (KGZ) | 9-4 | 13 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships |  Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 17-3 | Zou Wanhao (CHN) | 7-4 | |||
| Win | 16-3 | Rikuto Arai (JPN) | 7-1 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 15-3 | Zane Richards (USA) | 10-4 | 1 February 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb |
| Loss | 14-3 | Yuto Nishiuchi (JPN) | 5-15 | |||
| Win | 14-2 | Roberti Dingashvili (GEO) | 11-8 | |||
| Win | 13-2 | Liu Minghu (CHN) | 8-2 | |||
 Silver Medal at 61 kg | ||||||
| Win | 12-2 | Süleyman Atlı (TUR) | 12-2 | 17 July 2022 | 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series |  Tunis |
| Win | 11-2 | Nebi Uzun (TUR) | 11-4 | |||
| Loss | 10-2 | Seth Gross (USA) | 2-11 | |||
| Win | 9-1 | Assylzhan Yesengeldi (KAZ) | 5-0 | |||
| Gold Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 8-1 | Merey Bazarbayev (KAZ) | 10-9 | 5 June 2022 | 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 7-1 | Zhakhongir Akhmajanov (KAZ) | 5-0 | |||
| Win | 6-1 | Abdumalik Karachov (KGZ) | 10-0 | |||
| Win | 5-1 | Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ) | 15-12 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 57 kg | ||||||
| Win | 4-1 |  Guesseppe Villarroel (ECU) | 10-2, Fall | 27 February 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Istanbul |
| Loss | 3-1 | Beka Bujiashvili (GEO) | 10-16 | |||
| Win | 2-0 |  Zandanbudyn Zanabazar (MGL) | 10-5 | |||
| Win | 1-0 | Daulet Temirzhanov (KAZ) | 15-4 | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Indian Sports Honours | Sportsman of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Arjuna Award | Outstanding Performance in Sports | Won | [20] |
| Times of India Sports Awards | Wrestler of the Year Male | Won | [21] | |
| Emerging Sportsperson of the Year | Won |
 Gold medalists |
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 Silver medalists | |
 Bronze medalists |
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