Vinesh is the daughter of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat’s younger brother Rajpal and the cousin of wrestlers Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. Both her cousins have won gold in 55kg category in Commonwealth Games. In allowing her cousins and herself to pursue competitive wrestling, her father and uncle had to deal with immense pressure and opposition from the community in their village in Haryana. They were adjudged as going against the morals and values of their community. Her cousin, Ritu Phogat, too is an international level wrestler and has won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.
WC/Style: 50KG – FS
Medals:
Commonwealth Games
Gold Medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 48 kg
Gold Medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 50 kg
Asian Games
Bronze Medal – third-place 2014 Incheon 48 kg
Gold Medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 50 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze Medal – third-place 2013 New Delhi 51 kg
Silver Medal – second place 2015 Doha 48 kg
Bronze Medal – third-place 2016 Bangkok 53 kg
Silver Medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 55 kg
Silver Medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 50 kg
Bronze Medal – third-place 2019 Xi’an 53 kg
Youth Wrestling Championship
Silver Medal – second place 2013 Johannesburg 51 kg
Awards: Arjuna Award, winner in 2016.
Padma Shri, nominee in 2018 by the Sports Authority of India.
World Championship
Bronze Medal -Third Place 2019 Kazakhstan
Bronze Medal – Senior World Championship, Nursultan 2019 ( 53Kg )
Gold Medal, Senior National Championship, Jalandhar 2019 ( 55Kg )
Gold Medal, Ranking Series Matteo Pellicone, Italy 2020 ( 53KG)