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.[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]
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1999 Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Naib Subedar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 86 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
Senior career results
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- 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.
- "Wrestler Deepak Punia becomes junior World champion — More sports News". The Times of India. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota". India Today. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18 India. 5 August 2022.
- "Who is Deepak Punia? Know the Indian wrestler". Olympics.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- Nalwala, Ali Asgar (7 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver medal in Hangzhou". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament Results" (PDF).
- "2022 Dan Kolov Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- "Senior World Wrestling Result Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- "PUNIA Deepak profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Results: Pune Mayor's Cup" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
External links
- Deepak Punia at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Deepak Punia at United World Wrestling
- Deepak Punia at Olympics.com
- Deepak Punia at Olympedia
- Deepak Punia at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Deepak Punia on Twitter
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.