Anshu Malik

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Anshu Malik
Anshu Malik at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.jpg
Malik (center) at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 23)
Nidani, Jind district, Haryana, India
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm) [1]
Sport
Country India
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Event57 kg
College teamChaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School, Nidani, Jind
Coached by Ramchandra Pawar

Anshu Malik (born 5 August 2001) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. [2] [3] She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the World Championships in the women's division.

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Career

Anshu won gold in the 60 kg category of the Cadet Wrestling Championships. [1] [4] [5]

In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. [6] In the same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. [7] [8]

In Asian Wrestling Championships 2021, Malik bagged Gold along with her Indian teammates Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran. [9]

In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar. [10]

In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she had to settle for the Silver Medal after reaching the women's 57 kg freestyle final. [11]

After overcoming an injury with a long recovery period, she went on to win the National Wrestling Championships against Sarita Mor. She trained with the undefeated Japanese wrestler Akari Fujinami in 2024 in order to prepare for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [12] She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for India for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [13] She competed in the women's 57 kg event at the Olympics. [14]

Personal life

She was born in a Jat Malik family. She comes from a family of wrestlers. She trains under coach Jagdeesh at the Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School in Nidani. Anshu's father Dharamvir Malik, was an international wrestler himself and worked with the CISF. [15]

Senior career results

Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss34-13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hong Kexin  (CHN)1-125 August 2022 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest
Win34-12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Qi  (CHN)2-1
Win33-12Flag of Moldova.svg  Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)6-5
Qualified tied 1st at 57 kg
Win32-12Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Laylokhon Sobirova  (UZB)11-020 April 2024 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Bishkek
Win31-12Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kalmira Bilimbek kyzy (KGZ)12-1
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal at 53 kg
Win30-12Flag of Mongolia.svg Bat-Erdeniin Erdenesuvd (MGL)14-012 April 2023 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Astana
Loss29-12Flag of Japan.svg  Sae Nanjo  (JPN)2-8
Win29-11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Qi  (CHN)8-5
Win28-11Flag of Singapore.svg Danielle Lim (SGP)15-0
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss27-11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)4-105 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham
Win27-10Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Nethmi Poruthotage  (SRI)14-0
Win26-10Flag of Australia (converted).svg Irene Symeonidis (AUS)14-0
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss25-10Flag of Japan.svg  Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)0-9, Fall22 April 2022 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Flag of Mongolia.svg Ulaanbaatar
Win24-9Flag of Mongolia.svg  Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa  (MGL)15-0
Win23-9Flag of Singapore.svg Danielle Lim (SGP)14-0
Win22-9Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shokhida Akhmedova (UZB)14-0
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss21-9Flag of the United States.svg  Helen Maroulis  (USA)1-9, Fall6 - 7 October 2021 2021 World Wrestling Championships Flag of Norway.svg Oslo
Win21-8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Solomiia Vynnyk  (UKR)15-0
Win20-8Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erkhembayaryn Davaachimeg  (MGL)8-2
Win19-8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nilufar Raimova (KAZ)19-6
Tied 9th at 57 kg
Loss18-8Flag of Russia.svg  Valeria Koblova  (RUS)2-84 - 5 August 2021 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo
Loss18-7Flag of Belarus.svg  Iryna Kurachkina  (BLR)3-11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal at 57 kg
Win18-6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg  (MGL)3-016 April 2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty
Win17-6Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Shin-hye (KOR)7-2, Fall
Win16-6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg  (MGL)14-1
Win15-6Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Nazira Marsbek Kyzy (KGZ)14-0
Win14-6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sevara Eshmuratova (UZB)14-0
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss13-6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Boldsaikhan Khongorzul  (MGL)5-1010 April 2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty
Win13-5Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Shokhida Akhmedova (UZB)16-3
Win12-5Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Emma Tissina (KAZ)14-0
Win11-5Flag of South Korea.svg  Um Ji-eun  (KOR)7-3
Tied 5th at 57 kg
Loss10-5Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Indelicato (ITA)0-144 - 5 March 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 Flag of Italy.svg Rome
Loss10-4Flag of Brazil.svg  Giullia Penalber  (BRA)7-15
Win10-3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Evelina Nikolova  (BUL)14-7
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Loss9-3Flag of Moldova.svg  Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)2-815 - 16 December 2020 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade
Win9-2Flag of Russia.svg  Veronika Chumikova  (RUS)12-4, Fall
Win8-2Flag of Germany.svg  Laura Mertens  (GER)6-2
Win7-2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Alyona Kolesnik  (AZE)7-3
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Win6-2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sevara Eshmuratova (UZB)7-221 February 2020 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships Flag of India.svg New Delhi
Loss5-2Flag of Japan.svg  Risako Kawai  (JPN)0-14
Win5-1Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Saida Anarkulova (KGZ)15-2
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss4-1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)0-1415 January 20202020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Flag of Italy.svg Rome
Win4-0Flag of the United States.svg  Jenna Rose Burkert  (USA)14-0
Win3-0Flag of Norway.svg  Grace Bullen  (NOR)7-5
Win2-0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Linda Morais  (CAN)13-4
Win1-0Flag of Spain.svg Maria Victoria Baez Dilone (SPA)14-0

References

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