Bajrang Punia is a freestyle Indian wrestler who competes in 65 kg weight category. Punia has won three medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
Age
28
Olympic Medal
Bronze (Tokyo 2021)
Wife
Sangeeta Phogat (Wrestler)
Coach
Yogeshwar Dutt
Bajrang Punia Olympic Medal
Bronze Medal at Olympics 2020
Bajrang won Silver medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and also claimed World No. 1 ranking in 65 kg category.
His father and brother were both once wrestlers
Bajrang Punia coach is Yogeshwar Dutt
Punia was born on 26 February 1994 in Khudan village of Jhajjar district of Haryana. Bajrang began wrestling at the age of seven and was encouraged by his father to take up the sport as the profession.
In 2015, the whole family moved to Sonepat district so that Bajrang can attend a regional centre of Sports Authority of India.
Currently, Bajrang works in Indian Railways as a Gazetted officer OSD Sports.
Birthday: 26 January 1994
From: Khudan, Jhajjar, Haryana, India
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Bajrang Punia Medal
Bajrang Punia World Championships
Silver medal in 2018 Budapest 65 kg event
Bronze medal in 2013 Budapest 60 kg event
Bronze medal in 2019 Nur-Sultan 65 kg event
Bajrang Punia Asian Games
Gold medal in 2018 Jakarta 65 kg event
Silver medal in 2104 Incheon 61 kg event
Bajrang Punia Commonwealth Games
Gold medal in 2018 Gold Coast 65 kg event
Silver medal in 2014 Glasgow 61 kg event
Bajrang Punia Asian Championships
Gold medal in 2017 New Delhi 65 kg event
Gold medal in 2019 Xi’an 65 kg event
Silver medal in 2014 Astana 61 kg event
Silver medal in 2020 New Delhi 65 kg event
Bronze medal in 2013 New Delhi 60 kg event
Bronze medal in 2018 Bishkek 65 kg event
Bajrang Punia World U23 Championships
Silver medal in 2017 Bydgoszcz 65 kg event
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal in 2017 Brakpan 65 kg event
Gold medal in 2016 Singapore 65 kg event
Asian Indoor and Martial Art Games
Gold medal in 2017 Ashgabat 70 kg event
Bajrang Punia Awards
Arjuna Awardee in 2015
Padma Shri Awardee in 2019
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee in 2019
Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2013 – Bronze Medal
Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2015 – Gold Medal
Bajrang Punia after being conferred with Padma Shri Award in 2019
