Manisha Bhanwala
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manisha Bhanwala is an Indian wrestler from Rohtak, Haryana. She won gold in the 62 kg category at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships Amman[1] and the 2016 South Asian Games (60 kg). She also secured three Asian Wrestling Championships bronze medals: 2022 Mongolia,[2] 2023 Astana,[3] 2024 Bishkek.[4]
Early life
Manisha was born in the Rohtak district of Haryana. She started wrestling to lose weight at the behest of her father.[5]
Senior career results
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24th at 62 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 14-6 |  Sara Lindborg (SWE) | 2-9 | 19 September 2023 | 2023 World Wrestling Championships |  Belgrade |
 Gold Medall at 65 kg | ||||||
| Win | 14-5 |  Yulia Leskovets (UKR) | 9-3 | 3 June 2023 | 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament |  Bishkek |
| Win | 13-5 |  Ölziisaikhany Pürevsüren (MGL) | 14-0 | |||
| Win | 12-5 |  Gaukhar Mukhatay (KAZ) | 15-0 | |||
| Win | 11-5 | Irina Kazyulina (KAZ) | 19-5 | |||
 Bronze Medal at 65 kg | ||||||
| Win | 10-5 | Albina Kairgeldinova (KAZ) | 13-0, Fall | 12 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Loss | 9-5 |  Mahiro Yoshitake (JPN) | 7-1, Fall | |||
| Loss | 9-4 |  Long Jia (CHN) | 0-15 | |||
| Win | 9-3 |  Ariukhan Jumabaeva (UZB) | 11-0, Fall | |||
| Win | 8-3 | Baatarjavyn Shoovdor (MGL) | 5-2 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 62 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 7-3 |  Khadija Jlassi (TUN) | 7-11 | 16 July 2022 | 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series | Tunis |
| Win | 7-2 |  Emma Bruntil (USA) | 5-2 | |||
| Gold Medal at 65 kg | ||||||
| Win | 6-2 |  Elis Manolova (AZE) | 11-0 | 3 June 2022 | 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 5-2 | Ariukhan Jumabaeva (UZB) | 14-0 | |||
| Win | 4-2 | Dinora Rustamova (UZB) | 16-0, Fall | |||
| Win | 3-2 | Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) | 11-5 | |||
| Loss | 2-2 | Elis Manolova (AZE) | 0-15 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 62 kg | ||||||
| Win | 2-1 |  Lee Han-bit (KOR) | 9-2, Fall | 22 April 2022 | 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships | Ulaanbaatar |
| Loss | 1-1 | Nonoka Ozaki (JPN) | 0-14 | |||
| Win | 1-0 | Ayaulym Kassymova (KAZ) | 12-0 | |||
References
- ^ "Senior Asian Championships 2025 wrestling results". uww.org. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Asian Wrestling Championships: Anshu Malik, Radhika settle for silver; Manisha claims bronze". TimesNow. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Asian Wrestling Championships: Antim Panghal Claims Silver, Four Other Indians Bag Bronze". News18. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Today, Telangana (17 April 2024). "India secures nine medals in Asian Wrestling Championships 2024". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "रोहतक की बेटियों ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर बनाई पहचान: रितिका और मनीषा ने सीनियर एशियन कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप में जीते ब्राॅन्ज मेडल" [Girls of Rohtak make their mark on an international level: Ritika and Manisha win bronze at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).