Deepak Punia (wrestler)
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1999 Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch | Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Naib Subedar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | 19 RAJ RIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 86 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deepak Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler and a Naib Subedar in the Indian Army. He is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion in the 86 kg weight category.[3] Punia has won a silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the freestyle 86 kg category, where he had to concede the final by walkover to his idol, Hassan Yazdani of Iran. This silver medal also earned him a berth at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he finished fifth after narrowly losing the bronze medal match.[4] He later won silver in the 86 kg freestyle event at the 2022 Asian Games.[5]
Senior career results
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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| Tied 11th at 86 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 50-32 | Evsem Shvelidze (GEO) | 3-4 | 10 January 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb |
| Win | 50-31 | Valentyn Babii (UKR) | 4-1 | |||
| Loss | 49-31 | Azamat Dauletbekov (KAZ) | 2-6 | |||
| 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 | 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[6] | ||||||
| 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[7] | ||||||
| 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 86 kg | ||||||
| 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 | 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 86 kg[6] | ||||||
| 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[8] | ||||||
| Loss | 4-7 | Liubomyr Sagaliuk (UKR) | 0-4 | 21 October 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest |
| 8th at 92 kg (rep. team India)[9] | ||||||
| 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[9] | ||||||
| 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 86 kg[10] | ||||||
| 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.
- ^ "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18 India. 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Bronze heartbreak for India's Deepak Punia in Tokyo Olympics wrestling".
- ^ "Asian Games 2023 wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver medal in Hangzhou". Olympics.com. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b "2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament Results" (PDF).
- ^ "2022 Dan Kolov Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Senior World Wrestling Result Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
- ^ a b "PUNIA Deepak profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Results: Pune Mayor's Cup" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
External links
- Deepak Punia at United World Wrestling (archived)
- Deepak Punia at the International Wrestling Database
- Deepak Punia at Olympics.com
- Deepak Punia at Olympedia
- Deepak Punia at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games