Deepak Punia (wrestler)

Naib Subedar Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle wrestler and Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army who won a silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category and secured a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] He was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. He 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 in the 86kg final bout.[3]

Deepak Punia
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999
Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1]
Deepak Punia
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Naib Subedar
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event(s)86 kg
Medal record
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships - 1 -
World Junior Wrestling Championships 1 1 -
World Cadet Championships 1 - -
Asian Championships - 1 2
Commonwealth Games 1 - -
Total 3 3 2
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan86 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
2018 Trnava86 kg
2019 Tallinn86 kg
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham 86 Kg
Asian championship
2022 Ulaanbaatar 86 kg
2021 Almaty86 kg
2019 Xi'an86 kg
2020 New Delhi86 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2022 Istanbul92 kg
World Cadet Championships
2016 Tbilisi85 kg
Asian Junior Championship
2018 New Delhi86 kg

References

  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. "World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota". India Today. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18_India. 5 August 2022.


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