Deepak Punia is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championship. Moreover, He got no 1 ranking in the 86 Kg category. Check out more about Deepak Punia from the given article.
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| Real Name: | Deepak Punia |
| Nick Name: | Deepak |
| Gender: | Male |
| Famous For: | 1. No 1 Position in 86 Kg |
| Profession: | Freestyle Wrestler |
| Date of Birth/DOB/Birthday: | 19 April 1999 |
| Age: | 20 years old (as in 2019) |
| Born Place: | Jhajjar, Haryana |
| Height (Approx): | in centimeter: 183 cm in meter: 1.83 m in Feet Inches: 6' 1" |
| Weight (Approx): | in kilograms: 86 kg in pounds: 189 lbs |
| Body Measurements: | Chest: 44 Waist: 36 Biceps: 16 |
| Hair Colour: | Black |
| Eye Colour: | Black |
| Caste: | Jatt |
| Zodiac Sign: | Aries |
| Spouse/wife: | Not Known |
| Marital Status: | Unmarried |
| Children: | None |
| Marriage Date: | Not Known |
| Girlfriend/Affairs: | None |
| Parents: | Father: Subhash Punia Mother: Krishna Punia |
| Hobbies: | Gymming, Travelling |
| Food Habits: | Vegetarian |
| Hometown: | Hayryana |
| Residence: | Haryana |
| State: | Haryana |
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Favorite Colour: | Blue |
| Favorite Coach: | Satpalji |
| Favorite Holiday Destination: | North India |
| Salary: | Not Known |
| Instagram: | deepak.punia.86 |
| Twitter: | deepakpunia86 |
| Facebook Name: | Not Available |
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Biography
Deepak Punia was born and brought up into the small family of Haryana. He did his schooling from the local school in his village. Moreover, He hails from the middle-class family of the milkman. Deepak was always wanted to become a wrestle since his young age.
Deepak Punia has started preparation for wrestling from his village Chhara. After then, He moved to Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi for further improvement and proper training. There, he fought the cadet world and didn’t get any medal. In 2016, Deepak became the Sub-Junior World Champion.
Deepak Punia had won the silver medal at Yasar Dogu and bronze medals at the Asian Championship and Sassari tournaments. Deepak has won the silver medal at World Wrestling Championship held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Moreover, He ranked world number one position in the 86kg category.
Deepak Punia Age, Family, GF, Caste & Religion
Deepak Punia was born on 19 May 1999 (age 20 years old; as in 2019). He was born into the small village named Chhara of district Jhajjar, Haryana. His father Subhas Punia is a milkman by profession and his mother Krishna Punia is a homemaker. Deepak Punia is very close to his family, There is not much known about Deepak’s siblings or other family members. Deepak follows Hinduism and holds Indian nationality. He is Jatt by caste, Moreover, His hometown is a Haryana.
Deepak is single as per marital status. Also, there is not much official information available about Deepak Punia’s girlfriend/gf, engagement, marriage, wife, relationship or affairs.
Career
Deepak Punia was born and brought up into the family of village Chhara. He did his schooling from the local school in his village. Deepak was very interested in wrestling since his school days. Moreover, He used to participate in dangal competitions in his village,
At a very young age, Deepak has decided to pursue his career as an athlete in wrestling. He has a dream to represent India at an international level and to bring medals for the country. He started preparation form his village Charra on mud. After that, Punia has decided to get more training in the field.
In 2015, Deepak Punia came to Chhatrasal Stadium which is best known for the wrestling training. He started his training under famous wrestler Guru Satpalji at the stadium. Next, Deepak has fought the World Cadet Championship where he didn’t get any medal.
The same year, He became the Sub-Junior World Champion. After then, He decided to become Junior World Champion. He participated in World Junior Championship three time. The first time, He didn’t get any medal, second time he received a silver medal and third time he received gold medal confidently.
In 2018, Deepak has won the gold medal at Asian Junior Championship in 86Kg category. The same year, He received a silver medal at World Junior Championships.
Career from 2019
In 2019, Deepak has won the bronze at Asian Championship. Also, Deepak has represented India at World Junior Championship and received a gold medal. After then, Deepak Punia became part of World Championship 2019 held in Nur Sultan, Kazakhistan.
During the World Championship, Deepak got unable to play because of an ankle injury. Iranian wrestler Hasan Yazdani received gold medal against Punia in the 86 kg world championship. Deepak Punia received a silver medal but he received 82 scores throughout the game which is higher than the winner.
Also, Deepak Punia has bagged the world no 1 rank in the 86 kg category. Deepak has defeated the Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez and become the fourth Indian wrestler to qualify Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Facts of Deepak
Does Deepak smoke?: No
Does Deepak drinks alcohol?: Not Known
In 2018, Deepak has received a total of 6 medals in wrestling at international level
Deepak’s village Chhara is 83 km away from the Delhi and considered as a hub the wrestlers.
He has qualified his senior World Championship before his Junior World Championship.
Earlier, Deepak’s father used to sell milk in his village. But after Deepak’s training in Delhi, He used to bring a healthy diet including milk, curd, and butter regularly from the Haryana.
Deepak has received many awards including silver, gold, and bronze at various platforms, Moreover, He has represented India at many different international events.
When Deepak was in the village, He used to fight dangal to earn money
Deepak is one of the most favorite students of Guru Satpalji.
He is very less active on social media. Sometimes he used to upload photos on Instagram which has huge fan followers.
Deepak’s official Instagram is ‘deepak.punia.86‘.