Deepak Punia (wrestler)

Deepak Punia

Punia at the 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament
Personal information
Born	(1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 26) Chhara, Haryana, India [1] [2]
Military career
Branch	Indian Army
Rank	Subedar
Unit	Rajputana Rifles
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing   India World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan 86kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 86kg Asian Championships 2021 Almaty 86kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 86kg 2025 Amman 92kg 2019 Xi'an 86kg 2020 New Delhi 86kg Asian Indoor Games 2017 Ashgabat 86kg Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 86kg Grand Prix 2025 Ulaanbaatar 92kg 2022 Istanbul 92kg 2025 Kocaeli 92kg World Junior Championships 2019 Tallinn 86kg 2018 Trnava 86kg Asian Junior Championships 2018 New Delhi 86kg World Cadet Championships 2016 Tbilisi 85kg

Deepak Punia (born 19 May 1999) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. ^[3] Punia has won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in the men's 86 kg event, where he conceded the final by walkover to his idol, Hassan Yazdani. This silver medal earned him a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he finished fifth after narrowly losing the bronze medal match. ^[4] He later won gold in same event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2022 Asian Games. ^[5]

Senior career results

Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
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 Makoev  (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

1. 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.
2. "Wrestler Deepak Punia becomes junior World champion — More sports News". The Times of India. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
3. "CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham". News18 India . 5 August 2022.
4. "Bronze heartbreak for India's Deepak Punia in Tokyo Olympics wrestling".
5. "Asian Games 2023 wrestling: Deepak Punia wins silver medal in Hangzhou". Olympics.com. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
6. "2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
7. "2022 Dan Kolov Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
8. "Senior World Wrestling Result Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
9. "PUNIA Deepak profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
10. "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