Jasmit Singh Phulka (born October 11, 1993) is a Canadian

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. As of July 2023, he is ranked 35 by UWW. In 2018, Phulka debuted at the World Wrestling Championships which was held in

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Early life and career

Phulka was born and raised in

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. He is the son of Harjit Singh and Supinderjit Kaur Phulka. His elder brother, Chanmit is also a Pan American Champion wrestler. Phulka began his wrestling career at a young age of 10. Jasmit Phulka's first medal in the seniors' category was in 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship which was held in Johannesburg. He represented Canada in the 84 kg weight class and won bronze. 2018 was a pivotal year in his seniors' career as he won three medals. It was a gold, a silver and a bronze in the 2018 Sassari Cup, 2018 Grand Prix of Spain, and 2018 Mongolia Cup respectively. They were all in the 74 kg weight class. Phulka won the 74-kg title at the Canadian Wrestling Trials that was conducted in December 2019. In November 2020
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announced that Phulka will be a part of them as he is training to represent Canada in the

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. Phulka missed out on the chance of qualifying for the

as he lost to

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10–7 in the quarter final and was only able to secure the bronze medal in the

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. He competed in the 74kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Phulka, Jasmit 1993 births Living people Canadian male sport wrestlers Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Canadian people of Punjabi descent Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent Canadian Sikhs People from Abbotsford, British Columbia Sportspeople from British Columbia 21st-century Canadian people