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]

Naib Subedar
Deepak Punia
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999
Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1]
Military career
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
Silver medal – second place2019 Nur-Sultan86 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Trnava86 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Tallinn86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 86 Kg
Asian championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 86 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Almaty86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi86 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2022 Istanbul92 kg
World Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tbilisi85 kg
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 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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