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{{Short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{Short description|Indian wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sonam Malik
| name = Sonam Malik
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| sport = [[Professional wrestling|Wrestling]]
| sport = [[Professional wrestling|Wrestling]]
| event = [[Freestyle Wrestling]] - 62 kg
| event = [[Freestyle Wrestling]] - 62 kg
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[freestyle wrestling]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Wrestling at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Wrestling at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 62 kg|62 kg]]}}
}}
}}


'''Sonam Malik''' (born 15 April 2002) is an Indian woman [[Wrestling|wrestler]] from Sonipat, [[Haryana]]. She won a [[gold medal]] at the National Games, and two gold medals at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship.
'''Sonam Malik''' (born 15 April 2002) is an Indian woman [[Wrestling|wrestler]] from Sonipat, [[Haryana]]. She won a [[gold medal]] at the National Games, and two gold medals at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship. She won a bronze in [[Wrestling at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 62 kg|62 kg]] in the [[2022 Asian Games]].<ref name="Desk 2023 c228">{{cite web | last=Desk | first=TOI Sports | title=Asian Games: Sonam Malik wins bronze in women's 62kg wrestling | website=The Times of India | date=6 Oct 2023 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2023/india-asian-games/asian-games-sonam-malik-wins-bronze-in-womens-62kg-wrestling/articleshow/104212244.cms?from=mdr | access-date=6 Oct 2023}}</ref>


== Personal life and background ==
== Personal life and background ==
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In 2020, she defeated 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist [[Sakshi Malik]] twice. The first of these came in January in trials for the Asian Championship and later for selection to the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonam Malik stuns Sakshi Maliik in trials|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/sonam-malik-stuns-sakshi-malik-in-trials/articleshow/73096736.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/anshu-malik-sonam-malik-win-tokyo-olympics-quota-in-wrestling/articleshow/82003434.cms | title=Wrestlers Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; door shut on Sakshi Malik | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=10 April 2021 | accessdate=8 May 2021}}</ref>
In 2020, she defeated 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist [[Sakshi Malik]] twice. The first of these came in January in trials for the Asian Championship and later for selection to the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonam Malik stuns Sakshi Maliik in trials|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/sonam-malik-stuns-sakshi-malik-in-trials/articleshow/73096736.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/anshu-malik-sonam-malik-win-tokyo-olympics-quota-in-wrestling/articleshow/82003434.cms | title=Wrestlers Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; door shut on Sakshi Malik | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=10 April 2021 | accessdate=8 May 2021}}</ref>


She is sponsored by the [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a non-profit working to help Indian athletes win Olympics medals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-06|title=Sushil Sir inspires me to work harder: Sonam Malik|url=https://thebridge.in/wrestling/sushil-sir-inspires-me-to-work-harder-sonam-malik/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref>
She won the silver medal in her event at the [[2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships]] held in Sofia, Bulgaria.<ref name="junior_world_wrestling_championships_results_book_2022">{{Cite news |title=2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book |work=United World Wrestling |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-08/results_08_sofia.pdf?VersionId=4glXIzpgYWU8OxT4LJf6GGMkFGWsF0Rm |access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref> She competed in the [[2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 62 kg|62 kg]] event at the [[2022 World Wrestling Championships]] held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{fact|date=September 2022}}


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Female sport wrestlers from Haryana]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Female sport wrestlers from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Sonipat district]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers of India]]
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers for India]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
 


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