Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia
Punia in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994
Khudan, Haryana, India
Alma materLovely Professional University
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Personal details
PartyIndian National Congress
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
Coached bySujeet Maan
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals ×1
World finals ×1 ×3
Regional finals ×3 ×5 ×2
Commonwealth finals ×2 ×1
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games - - 1
World Championships - 1 3
Asian Games 1 1 -
Asian Championships 2 4 2
Asian Indoor Games 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 2 1 -
Commonwealth Championships 2 - -
Grand Prix 5 1 -
U23 World Championships - 1 -
Total 13 9 6
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 65kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest 65kg
2013 Budapest 60kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 65kg
2022 Belgrade 65kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 65kg
2014 Incheon 61kg
Asian Championships
2017 New Delhi 65kg
2019 Xi'an 65kg
2014 Astana 61kg
2020 New Delhi 65kg
2021 Almaty 65kg
2022 Ulaanbaatar 65kg
2013 New Delhi 60kg
2018 Bishkek 65kg
Asian Indoor Games
2017 Ashgabat 65kg
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast 65kg
2022 Birmingham 65kg
2014 Glasgow 61kg
Commonwealth Championships
2016 Singapore 65kg
2017 Johannesburg 65kg
Grand Prix
2018 Tbilisi 65kg
2018 Istanbul 70kg
2019 Ruse 65kg
2020 Rome 65kg
2021 Rome 65kg
2022 Almaty 65kg
U23 World Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz 65kg

Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian politician and former freestyle wrestler. He has won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Punia is the only Indian wrestler to win four medals at the World Wrestling Championships. He is a multiple gold medalist at the Asian Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Championships. For his achievements in wrestling, Punia has been honored with the Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, and Padma Shri. In 2024, he joined the Indian National Congress and currently serves as the Working President of the All India Kisan Congress.

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