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Anshu Malik

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.

Anshu Malik
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
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event57 kg
College teamChaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School, Nidani, Jind
Coached byRamchandra Pawar
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 57 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 57 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 57 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana 57 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trnava 59 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Chon Buri 59 kg
World Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Athens 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi 60 kg

Career

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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

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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

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Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 34-13   Hong Kexin (CHN) 1-12 5 August 2022 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament   Budapest
Win 34-12   Zhang Qi (CHN) 2-1
Win 33-12   Anastasia Nichita (MDA) 6-5
Qualified tied 1st at 57 kg
Win 32-12   Laylokhon Sobirova (UZB) 11-0 20 April 2024 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament   Bishkek
Win 31-12   Kalmira Bilimbek kyzy (KGZ) 12-1
  Bronze Medal at 53 kg
Win 30-12   Bat-Erdeniin Erdenesuvd (MGL) 14-0 12 April 2023 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships   Astana
Loss 29-12   Sae Nanjo (JPN) 2-8
Win 29-11   Zhang Qi (CHN) 8-5
Win 28-11   Danielle Lim (SGP) 15-0
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 27-11   Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR) 4-10 5 August 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games   Birmingham
Win 27-10   Nethmi Poruthotage (SRI) 14-0
Win 26-10   Irene Symeonidis (AUS) 14-0
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 25-10   Tsugumi Sakurai (JPN) 0-9, Fall 22 April 2022 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships   Ulaanbaatar
Win 24-9   Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa (MGL) 15-0
Win 23-9   Danielle Lim (SGP) 14-0
Win 22-9   Shokhida Akhmedova (UZB) 14-0
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 21-9   Helen Maroulis (USA) 1-9, Fall 6 - 7 October 2021 2021 World Wrestling Championships   Oslo
Win 21-8   Solomiia Vynnyk (UKR) 15-0
Win 20-8   Erkhembayaryn Davaachimeg (MGL) 8-2
Win 19-8   Nilufar Raimova (KAZ) 19-6
Tied 9th at 57 kg
Loss 18-8   Valeria Koblova (RUS) 2-8 4 - 5 August 2021 2020 Summer Olympics   Tokyo
Loss 18-7   Iryna Kurachkina (BLR) 3-11
  Gold Medal at 57 kg
Win 18-6   Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg (MGL) 3-0 16 April 2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships   Almaty
Win 17-6   Lee Shin-hye (KOR) 7-2, Fall
Win 16-6   Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg (MGL) 14-1
Win 15-6   Nazira Marsbek Kyzy (KGZ) 14-0
Win 14-6   Sevara Eshmuratova (UZB) 14-0
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 13-6   Boldsaikhany Khongorzul (MGL) 5-10 10 April 2021 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament   Almaty
Win 13-5   Shokhida Akhmedova (UZB) 16-3
Win 12-5   Emma Tissina (KAZ) 14-0
Win 11-5   Um Ji-eun (KOR) 7-3
Tied 5th at 57 kg
Loss 10-5   Francesca Indelicato (ITA) 0-14 4 - 5 March 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021   Rome
Loss 10-4   Giullia Penalber (BRA) 7-15
Win 10-3   Evelina Nikolova (BUL) 14-7
  Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Loss 9-3   Anastasia Nichita (MDA) 2-8 15 - 16 December 2020 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup   Belgrade
Win 9-2   Veronika Chumikova (RUS) 12-4, Fall
Win 8-2   Laura Mertens (GER) 6-2
Win 7-2   Alyona Kolesnik (AZE) 7-3
  Bronze Medal at 57 kg
Win 6-2   Sevara Eshmuratova (UZB) 7-2 21 February 2020 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships   New Delhi
Loss 5-2   Risako Kawai (JPN) 0-14
Win 5-1   Saida Anarkulova (KGZ) 15-2
  Silver Medal at 57 kg
Loss 4-1   Odunayo Adekuoroye (NGR) 0-14 15 January 2020 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series   Rome
Win 4-0   Jenna Rose Burkert (USA) 14-0
Win 3-0   Grace Bullen (NOR) 7-5
Win 2-0   Linda Morais (CAN) 13-4
Win 1-0   Maria Victoria Baez Dilone (SPA) 14-0

References

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  1. ^ a b "After a 'double' over the Japanese, Anshu Malik sets her sights on Tokyo 2020". ESPN. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "India's Anshu Malik grabs silver at Wrestling World Cup". The Times of India. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Wrestlers Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; door shut on Sakshi Malik". The Times of India. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Divya Kakran win gold medals". India Today. 16 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Asian Wrestling Championship: Anshu Malik bags silver, with a reality check to boot. She won silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2022". Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ^ "CWG 2022: Anshu Malik loses to her Nigerian counterpart in the final, settles for silver medal". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  12. ^ Singh, Kanika (13 February 2024). "Anshu Malik Boosts 2024 Paris Olympics Bid; Trains in Japan with Akari Fujinami". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Wrestler Anshu Malik is living her father's dream". The Times of India. 21 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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