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
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 23) Nidani, Jind district, Haryana, India
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)[1]
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Event	57 kg
College team	Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School, Nidani, Jind
Coached by	Ramchandra Pawar
Medal record Women's Freestyle Wrestling Representing  India World Championships 2021 Oslo 57 kg Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 57 kg Individual World Cup 2020 Belgrade 57 kg Asian Championships 2020 New Delhi 57 kg 2021 Almaty 57 kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 57 kg 2023 Astana 57 kg World Junior Wrestling Championships 2018 Trnava 59 kg Asian Junior Championships 2019 Chon Buri 59 kg World Cadet Championships 2017 Athens 60 kg 2018 Zagreb 60 kg 2016 Tbilisi 60 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 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

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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Anshu Malik at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
• Anshu Malik at United World Wrestling
• Anshu Malik at Olympics.com
• Anshu Malik at Olympedia
• Anshu Malik at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games