Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar
Personal information
Full nameDipa Karmakar
Country representedIndia
Born (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31)[1]
Agartala, Tripura, India
HometownAgartala, Tripura[2]
Height151 cm (4 ft 11 in)[3]
Weight47 kg (104 lb)[3]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Bishweshwar Nandi
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's artistic gymnastics
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mersin Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cottbus Vault
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Vault
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent Vault[4]
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hiroshima Vault

Dipa Karmakar (born 9 August 1993)[1] is an Indian former artistic gymnast.[5] She is the first Indian female gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games. At the 2016 Olympics, in the vault event, she missed a medal by just 0.15 points.[6] Karmakar is one of only five women in the world to have mastered the Produnova vault.[7] In 2024, she announced her retirement from gymnastics.[8]

Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,[9] becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games.[10] She also won a bronze at the Asian Championships and finished fifth at the 2015 World Championships, both firsts for any Indian athlete.

Karmakar represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics.[6][5] She was also the first Indian gymnast in any discipline to compete at the Olympics since the 1964 Summer Olympics 52 years ago.[11] Karmakar finished fourth in the vault in Rio, with an overall score of 15.066.[12]

In July 2018, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event, when she finished first in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.[13]

She is one of the only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova, which is regarded as one of the most difficult vaults of those currently being performed in women's gymnastics.[14]

She is a recipient of the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India.[15] For her performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award in August 2016.[16]

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  2. ^ LOKENDRA PRATAP SAH. "Dipa is an inspiration for every woman athlete in India: Sachin - 'For me, sports wasn't a profession, but a passion'". Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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  4. ^ "Dipa Karmakar scripts history, becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Gymnastics Championship". The Times of India. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Naik, Shivani (18 April 2016). "Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics". The times of india. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Dipa Karmakar becomes 1st Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympics". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. ^ Chakraborty, Samrat (1 February 2021). "Karmakar's fourth place finish at the Rio Olympics went a long way in inspiring youngsters and developing infrastructure in the country". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "First female Indian Olympian gymnast Dipa Karmakar announces her retirement aged 31". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  9. ^ Naik, Shivani (24 August 2014). "After a flight, a landing: Why Dipa Karmakar's medal in Commonwealth Games is its bravest bronze". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Dipa Karmakar profile". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  11. ^ Ayres, Alyssa. "India's First Female Olympic Gymnast Dipa Karmakar A Sign Of Country's Drive For Glory". Forbes. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Simone Biles of USA wins Gold in Women's Vault Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Dipa scripts history again". The Times of India, Kolkata. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  14. ^ "2014 Commonwealth Games Vault Final Dipa Karmakar 2nd Vault". YouTube. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar among sportstars conferred with Padma Shri awards". Indian Express. 13 April 2017.
  16. ^ Karmakar blazes the Olympic trail for Indian gymnastics – Olympic News