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Deepak Punia (wrestler)

Naib Subedar Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle wrestler supported by OGQ 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.[3] He was born in Jhajjar district, 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.[4][5][6]

Naib Subedar
Deepak Punia
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 24)
Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1][2]
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Rank Naib Subedar
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

Senior career results edit

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
Tied 11th at 86 kg
Loss 50-32   Evsem Shvelidze (GEO) 3-4 10 January 2024 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open   Zagreb
Win 50-31   Valentyn Babii (UKR) 4-1
Loss 49-31   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 2-6
  Silver Medal at 86 kg
Loss 49-30   Hassan Yazdani (IRI) 0-14 7 October 2023 2022 Asian Games   Hangzhou
Win 49-29   Javrail Shapiev (UZB) 7-4
Win 48-29   Shota Shirai (JPN) 10-4
Win 47-29   Randa Riendesta (INA) 15-0
Win 46-29   Magomed Sharipov (BHR) 6-3
7th at 92 kg
Loss 45-29   Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO) 0-8 9 - 14 April 2023 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win 44-29   Islyambek Ilyassov (KAZ) 11-2
7th at 92 kg
Loss 43-29   Magomed Sharipov (BHR) 0-8 9 - 14 April 2023 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships   Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win 43-28   Sun Xiao (CHN) 11-2
  Gold Medal at 86kg
Win 42-28   Muhammad Inam (PAK) 6-0 5 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games   Birmingham
Win 41-28   Alex Moore (CAN) 6-2
Win 40-28   Sheku Kassegbama (SLE) 14-0
Win 39-28   Matthew Oxenham (NZL) 14-0
6th at 92 kg
Loss 38-28   Abdimanap Baigenzheyev (KAZ) 0-5 2 - 5 June 2022 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup   Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss 38-27   Adilet Davlumbayev (KAZ) 0-5
  Silver Medal at 86kg
Loss 38-26   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 2-9 19 - 24 April 2022 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships   Ulaanbaatar
Win 38-25   Kim Gwan-uk (KOR) 8-0
Win 37-25   Mohsen Mostafavi (IRI) 9-0
  Bronze Medal at 92 kg[7]
Win 36-25   Elkhan Asadov (KAZ) 10-2 27 February 2022 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament   Istanbul
Win 35-25   Mirlan Chynybekov (KGZ) 13-2
Loss 34-25   Ahmad Bazrighaleh (IRI) 0-5
Win 33-24   Shamil Zubairov (AZE) 7-3
  Bronze Medal at 92 kg[8]
Win 32-24   Parveen Rana (IND) 14-0 20 February 2022 2022 Memorial of Dan Kolov & Nikola Petroff   Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Loss 31-24   Adlan Tasuyeu (BLR) 2-6
Win 30-23   Beka Tcheldize (GEO) 15-2
Win 29-23   Irakli Mtsituri (GEO) 11-2
Tied 5th at 86kg
Loss 28-23   Myles Amine (SMR) 3-7 5 August 2021 2020 Summer Olympics   Tokyo
Loss 28-22   David Taylor (USA) 0-14
Win 28-21   Lin Zushen (CHN) 9-4
Win 27-21   Ekerekeme Agiomor (NGR) 16-2
9th at 86 kg
Loss 26-21   Sebastian Jezierzanski (POL) 0-5 11 June 2021 2021 Poland Open   Warsaw
Loss 26-20   Zahid Valencia (USA) 0-5
  Silver Medal at 86kg
Loss 26-19   Hassan Yazdani (IRI) 0-14 18 April 2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships   Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win 26-18   Kim Gwan-uk (KOR) 0-5
Win 25-18   Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK) 7-4
Win 24-18   Isa Shapiev (UZB) 12-3
Tied 5th at 86kg
Loss 23-18   Piotr Ianulov (MDA) 2-7 18 December 2020 2020 Wrestling World Cup   Belgrade, Serbia
Loss 23-17   Dauren Kurugliev (RUS) 0-7
Win 23-16   Uri Kalashnikov (ISR) 11-0
Win 23-15   Ivars Samusonoks (LAT) 17-8
  Bronze Medal at 86kg
Win 22-15   Issa Al Obaidi (IRQ) 14-0 23 February 2020 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships   New Delhi
Loss 21-15   Shutaro Yamada (JPN) 2-7
Win 21-14   Gankhuyag Ganbaatar (MGL) 11-4
12th at 86kg
Loss 20-14   Ethan Ramos (PUR) 2-15 January 2020 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series   Italy
  Silver Medal at 86kg
Loss 20-13   Hassan Yazdani (IRI) 0-5 22 September 2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships   Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win 20-12   Stefan Reichmuth (CHE) 11-4
Win 19-12   Carlos Izquierdo (COL) 10-7
Win 18-12   Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK) 9-0
Win 17-12   Adilet Davlumbayev (KAZ) 11-7
  Silver Medal at 86kg[7]
Loss 16-12   Aleksandr Qostiyev (AZE) 3-10 14 July 2019 2019 Yasar Dogu Memorial Tournament   Istanbul
Win 16-11   Osman Göçen (TUR) 10-5
Win 15-11   James Patrick Downey III (USA) 14-6
  Bronze Medal at 86 kg
Win 14-11   Boris Makojev (SVK) 6-3 May 2019 2019 Matteo Pellicone Memorial   Sassari, Italy
Win 13-11   Christian Hipsher (USA) 14-0
Loss 12-11   Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) 0-5
Win 12-10   Saifedine Alekma (FRA) 11-0
  Bronze Medal at 86 kg
Win 11-10   Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK) 11-3 28 April 2019 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships   Xi'an, China
Loss 10-10   Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) 0-14
Win 10-9   Lin Zushen (CHN) 6-4
Win 9-9   Saifedine Alekma (FRA) 14-8
13th at 86 kg
Loss 8-9   Ruslan Abdulaev (RUS) 4-11 February 2019 2019 Memorial of Dan Kolov & Nikola Petroff   Ruse, Bulgaria
Win 8-8   Meruzhan Nikoyan (ARG) 14-0
  Bronze Medal at 86 kg
Win 7-8   Osman Göçen (TUR) 8-4 July 2018 2018 Tbilisi Memorial Grand Prix of V. Balavadze & G. Kartozia   Tbilisi
Win 6-8   Umidjon Ismanov (UZB) 6-2
Loss 5-8   Saba Chikhradze (GEO) 5-9
Win 5-7   Georgii Rubaev (MDA) 5-0
Tied 16th at 92 kg[9]
Loss 4-7 Liubomyr Sagaliuk (UKR) 0-4 21 October 2018 2018 World Wrestling Championships   Budapest
8th at 92 kg (rep. team India)[10]
Loss 4-6   Hayden Zillmer (USA) 0-10 April 2018 2018 Wrestling World Cup   Iowa City, USA
Loss 4-5   Dato Marsagishvili (GEO) 0-14
Win 4-4   Takashi Ishiguro (JPN) 5-2
Loss 3-4   Ilishkhan Chilayev (KAZ) 4-13
5th at 86kg[10]
Loss 3-3   Bi Shengfeng (CHN) 0-10 4 March 2018 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships   Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Win 3-2   Shota Shirai (JPN) 7-2
Loss 2-2   Orgodolyn Üitümen (MGL) 0-7
Win   Wisam Shakir (IRQ) Walkover
5th at 86kg[11]
Loss 2-1   Umidjon Ismanov (UZB) 6-8 9 October 2016 2016 Pune Mayor's Cup   Pune
Win 2-0   Sandro Aminashvili (GEO) 7-2
Win 1-0   Tumurbat Mungun (MGL) 2-1

References edit

  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. ^ "World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota". India Today. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ^ "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18 India. 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Who is Deepak Punia? Know the Indian wrestler". Olympics.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (7 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver medal in Hangzhou". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament Results" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2022 Dan Kolov Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
  9. ^ "Senior World Wrestling Result Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
  10. ^ a b "PUNIA Deepak profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Results: Pune Mayor's Cup" (PDF). United World Wrestling.

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