Description: 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.
About: 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.
Achievements:
Year | Competition | Location | Weight Class | Medal |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | World Cadet Championships | Tbilisi | 85 kg | Gold |
2018 | Asian Junior Championship | New Delhi | 86 kg | Gold |
2018 | World Junior Wrestling Championships | Trnava | 86 kg | Silver |
2019 | World Junior Wrestling Championships | Tallinn | 86 kg | Gold |
2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan | 86 kg | Silver |
2019 | Asian Wrestling Championships | Xi’an | 86 kg | Bronze |
2020 | Asian Wrestling Championships | New Delhi | 86 kg | Bronze |
2021 | Asian Wrestling Championships | Almaty | 86 kg | Silver |
2022 | Asian Games | Hangzhou | 86 kg | Silver |
2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham | 86 kg | Gold |
2022 | Asian Wrestling Championships | Ulaanbaatar | 86 kg | Silver |
2022 | Yasar Dogu Tournament | Istanbul | 92 kg | Bronze |
Rank in India: 1
Social Media Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deepakpunia86/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepakpunia86
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeepakPunia86/
Country: India
Ratings: 2.0
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