Deepak Punia (wrestler)
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1999 Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 86 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
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