Personal information | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Born | Chhara, Jhajjar district, Haryana, India [1] [2] | 19 May 1999
Military career | |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Rank | Naib Subedar |
Sport | |
Country | India |
Sport | Freestyle wrestling |
Event | 86 kg |
Medal record |
Naib Subedar Deepak Punia, is an Indian freestyle wrestle r supported by OGQ 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. [3] He was born in Jhajjar district, 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. [4] [5] [6]
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 [7] | ||||||
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 [8] | ||||||
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 86kg | ||||||
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 86kg [7] | ||||||
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 [9] | ||||||
Loss | 4-7 | Liubomyr Sagaliuk (UKR) | 0-4 | 21 October 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest |
8th at 92 kg (rep. team India) [10] | ||||||
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 [10] | ||||||
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 86kg [11] | ||||||
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 |
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