Deepak Punia (wrestler)

Deepak Punia
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25)
Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1][2]
Military career
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Army
Rank Naib Subedar
Unit19 RAJ RIF
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event86 kg
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games - 1 -
World Championships - 1 -
World Junior Wrestling Championships 1 1 -
World Cadet Championships 1 - -
Asian Championships - 1 2
Commonwealth Games 1 - -
Total 3 4 2
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 86 Kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 86 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul 92 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trnava 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn 86 kg
World Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi 85 kg
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 New Delhi 86 kg

Deepak Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler and Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. He won a silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category, where Hassan Yazdani of Iran, a wrestler that Punia idolises, won the final by walkover.[3] Punia's silver medal secured him a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] He was born in Jhajjar district, Haryana. He faced Yazdani again in the 86 kg final of 2022 Asian Games, but lost 10-0 in a one-sided match.[5]

Punia is the reigning Commonwealth champion in his weight category. He bagged a gold medal at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games after beating Pakistan's Muhammad Inam by a score of 3-0 in the 86 kg final bout.[3][6][7]

  1. ^ Kumar, Amit (28 August 2019). "I talk to Bajrang Punia when I need advice, says junior world champion Deepak Punia". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Wrestler Deepak Punia becomes junior World champion — More sports News". The Times of India. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18 India. 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota". India Today. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Who is Deepak Punia? Know the Indian wrestler". Olympics.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (7 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver medal in Hangzhou". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

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