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[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Deepak Punia''', is an Indian freestyle [[wrestler]] and [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] (JCO) in the [[Indian Army]] who won a silver medal at the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships]] in the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 86 kg|freestyle 86 kg category]] and secured a place in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/world-wrestling-championships-deepak-punia-secures-2020-tokyo-olympics-quota-rahul-aware-1601646-2019-09-21 |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=20 September 2022}}</ref> 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 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games]] after beating Pakistan's [[Muhammad Inam]] in the 86kg final bout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/cwg-2022-deepak-punia-wins-gold-in-mens-86-kg-category-in-birmingham-5696563.html|date=2022-08-05|website=[[News18_India]]|language=en}}</ref>
[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Deepak Punia''', is an Indian freestyle [[wrestler]] and [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] (JCO) in the [[Indian Army]] who won a silver medal at the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships]] in the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 86 kg|freestyle 86 kg category]] and secured a place in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/world-wrestling-championships-deepak-punia-secures-2020-tokyo-olympics-quota-rahul-aware-1601646-2019-09-21 |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=20 September 2019}}</ref> 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 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games]] after beating Pakistan's [[Muhammad Inam]] in the 86kg final bout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/cwg-2022-deepak-punia-wins-gold-in-mens-86-kg-category-in-birmingham-5696563.html|date=2022-08-05|website=[[News18_India]]|language=en}}</ref>


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Revision as of 21:13, 30 November 2022


Naib Subedar
Deepak Punia
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Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 26)
Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1]
Deepak Punia
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
RankNaib Subedar - Naib Risaldar of the Indian Army.svg 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 place 2019 Nur-Sultan 86 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trnava 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn 86 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 86 Kg
Asian championship
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 Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi 85 kg
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 New Delhi 86 kg

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]

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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