Sushil Kohli

Sushil Kohli is an Indian swimmer and water polo player. He was born on 19 April 1953. His father was the late Sh Mulkh Raj Kohli, who started the company Beat All Sports commonly known as BAS. He received a bronze medal at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.[1]

The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Dhyan Chand Award for the year-2011 to Shri Sushil Kohli for Swimming, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2011

Career

In 1980, when the first Asian Swimming Championships was held at Dhaka, he was the captain of the Indian team and won two silver medals. After his retirement from professional swimming, he started coaching youngsters in swimming and water polo, and later became general secretary of District Swimming Association of Jalandhar.

Awards and recognition

He was awarded Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for Swimming, given by Government of Punjab in 1978[2] and the Dhyan Chand Award, the highest award in Indian sports for lifetime achievement, given by Government of India in 2011.[3][4]

Personal life

He owns a sports manufacturing unit in Jalandhar,[5] and his son Taruwar Kohli is a cricketer with Indian Premier League (IPL). He is the vice-president of Punjab Swimming Association, Member of the Selection Committee of Punjab Swimming Association Waterpolo Swimming, Honorary General Secretary District Swimming Association Jalandhar, Joint Secretary Shri Guru Gobind Singh Football Society REgd., Joint Secretary Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Society Regd.

References
  1. "Medal Winners (Asian Games)". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. Official list of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Awardees Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Government of Punjab (India).
  3. "National sports awards announced". The Hindu. 19 August 2011.
  4. Gagan Narang confirmed for Khel Ratna award NDTV, Press Trust of India on 2011-08-18.
  5. "Making waves: Sports triumphs as two city coaches win national honours". The Tribune. 2 September 2011.
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