Nirmala Devi (born 26 June 1984) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 48 kg event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

She was born to Ishwar Singh and Kitabo Devi. Nirmala is the eldest of Ishwar Singh's five children. Poonam, the youngest, is also a wrestler. Nirmala took up wrestling seriously in 2001 and then went on to win the national championship in the same year.

Nirmala Devi (wrestler)

She hails from Hisar district in Haryana and works for Haryana Police. She became a sub-inspector in 2007 after receiving a gold medal at the 2007 Commonwealth Championship in Canada. She also won a gold medal in international wrestling in Spain in 2010.

Nirmala Devi (wrestler)

References

1984 births

Living people

21st-century Indian people

21st-century Indian women

Asian Games competitors for India

Asian Wrestling Championships medalists

Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India

Female sport wrestlers from Haryana

Indian female sport wrestlers

People from Hisar district

Sportswomen from Haryana

Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games

Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Nirmala Devi (wrestler)