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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 2004 Bhagana, Hisar, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals |  (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antim Panghal (born 2004) is an Indian wrestler from Haryana. [1] She won a silver medal at Asian wrestling championship 2023. [2] She was India's first-ever U-20 world wrestling champion. [3] [4] She retained the championship the following year. [5]
Antim Panghal was born in Bhagana village of Hisar district in Haryana. [6] Her father's name is Ramniwas Panghal and mother's name is Krishna Kumari. [7]
Panghal used her Olympics accreditation card to bring her sister inside the Olympic village. This occurred after a fight with a French taxi driver over the issue of an unpaid fare. [8]
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWW Awards | 2023 | Women's Rising Star of the Year | Won | [9] |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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 Silver Medal at 53 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 16-4 |  Jonna Malmgren (SWE) | 0-4 | 7 June 2024 | 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament |  Budapest |
| Win | 16-3 |  Katarzyna Krawczyk (POL) | 0-6, Fall | |||
| Win | 15-3 |  Sakibjamal Esbosynova (UZB) | 10-0 | |||
 Bronze Medal at 53 kg | ||||||
| Win | 14-3 |  Bat-Ochiryn Bolortuyaa (MGL) | 3-1 | 5 October 2023 | 2022 Asian Games |  Hangzhou |
| Loss | 13-3 |  Akari Fujinami (JPN) | 0-6, Fall | |||
| Win | 13-2 | Jasmina Immaeva (UZB) | 11-0 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 53 kg | ||||||
| Win | 12-2 | Jonna Malmgren (SWE) | 16-6 | 21 September 2023 | 2023 World Wrestling Championships |  Belgrade |
| Loss | 11-2 |  Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (BLR) | 4-5 | |||
| Win | 11-1 |  Natalia Malysheva (RUS) | 9-6 | |||
| Win | 10-1 | Roksana Zasina (POL) | 10-0 | |||
| Win | 9-1 |  Dominique Parrish (USA) | 3-2 | |||
| Silver Medal at 53 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 8-1 | Akari Fujinami (JPN) | 0-10 | 12 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships |  Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 8-0 | Aktenge Keunimjaeva (KAZ) | 8-1, Fall | |||
| Win | 7-0 | Deng Li (CHN) | 6-0 | |||
| Win | 6-0 |  Alvina Lim (SGP) | 10-0, Fall | |||
 Gold Medal at 53 kg | ||||||
| Win | 5-0 |  Karla Godinez (CAN) | 4-2 | 16 July 2022 | 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series |  Tunis |
| Win | 4-0 |  Esra Pul (TUR) | 8-0, Fall | |||
| Win | 3-0 |  Luisa Valverde (ECU) | 4-2 | |||
| Win | 2-0 | Dominique Parrish (USA) | 11-0 | |||
| Win | 1-0 |  Nour Raouafi (MAR) | 4-0, Fall | |||
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