Bajrang Punia
Indian male freestyle wrestler (born 1994)
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- Born
- 26 February 1994, Khudan
- Citizenship
- India
- Sport
- wrestling, freestyle wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 65 kg (143 lb)
Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He has won a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Punia is also a four-time medalist at the World Championships, making him the first and only Indian wrestler to accomplish this feat. He is a multiple gold medalist at the Asian Games, Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Championships. He was the first Indian wrestler to achieve the World No.1 ranking and remains the only Indian to have held that position consistently for two years. Punia has been honored with the Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, and Padma Shri.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Asian Games | 2014 | |
| 2018 Asian Games | 2018 | |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | 2018 | |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 65 kg | 2020 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | 2021 | |
| 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships | 2022 | |
| 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup | 2022 | |
| 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg | 2022 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – men's freestyle 65 kg | 2022 | 1st place (gold) |
| RAF 01 | 2025 | |
| RAF 09 | 2026 |
Awards and honours
- Arjuna Award 2015
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games 2019
- Padma Shri in sports 2019
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q15627855 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.