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
Nidani, Jind district, Haryana, India
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event(s)57 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
Gold medal – first place2021 Almaty57 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Ulaanbaatar57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Astana57 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 New Delhi57 kg
World Junior Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Trnava59 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Chon Buri59 kg
World Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Athens60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Zagreb60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tbilisi60 kg

Career

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 the likes of 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]

Personal life

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.[12]

References
  1. "After a 'double' over the Japanese, Anshu Malik sets her sights on Tokyo 2020". ESPN. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. 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. 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. 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. 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
  11. "CWG 2022: Anshu Malik loses to her Nigerian counterpart in the final, settles for silver medal". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2022.
  12. "Wrestler Anshu Malik is living her father's dream". The Times of India. 21 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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