Sakshi Malik

For the film actress, see Sakshi Malik (actress).

Sakshi Malik
Malik in 2016
Personal information
Born (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 32)
Mokhra, Haryana, India
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in) (2016)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb) (2016)[1]
SpouseSatyawart Kadian
Sport
CountryIndia
Event58 kg freestyle
Coached byMandeep Singh (2010- till now) Ishwar Dahiya (2004-2009)[2][3]
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 62 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 62 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Johannesburg[4] 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Johannesburg[5] 63 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest[6] 59 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Almaty[7] 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Manila[8] 59 kg

Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics,[9] she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.[10][11] In 2017, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian award and in 2024, she became the first Indian wrestler to feature in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[12][13] She is a part of the JSW Sports Excellence Program, along with fellow female wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat.[14]

Malik had previously won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships in Doha.[15][16] She was one of the leaders of the 2023 Indian wrestlers' protest against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.[17] In December 2023, she announced her retirement from wrestling after the election of a close aide of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as WFI chief.[18]

  1. ^ a b "Sakshi Malik profile — Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". 11 February 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sakshi Malik wins gold in 62 kg category at Commonwealth Wrestling Championship". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India (PTI). 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Championship: Female wrestling Seniors: 2013-12-05 Johannesburg (RSA): 63.0 kg". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. ^ "World Championship: Female wrestling Juniors: 2010-07-22 Budapest (HUN): 59.0 kg". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Asian Championship: Female wrestling Juniors: 2012-05-31 Almaty (KAZ): 63.0 kg". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Asian Championship: Female wrestling Juniors: 2009-07-09 Manila (PHI): 59.0 kg". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ^ wrestling medals at the Olympics - From KD Jadhav to Sakshi Malik Archived 6 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine Olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021
  10. ^ "Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik wins India's first medal - bronze in 58kg freestyle". The Times of India. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Rio 2016: Sakshi Malik, the female wrestler who got India's first medal". BBC News. 18 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  12. ^ Pahuja, Nisha (17 April 2024). "THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024 - Sakshi Malik". Time. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  13. ^ Kumar, Abhishek (17 April 2024). "Sakshi Malik becomes 1st Indian wrestler to feature in TIME's 100 Most Influential People list". News9Live. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  14. ^ JSW Sports Excellence Program Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine, additional.
  15. ^ "SAKSHI MALIK". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2014: Sakshi Malik Gets Silver in Women's 58kg Freestyle Wrestling". NDTVSports.com. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  17. ^ "India's protesting wrestlers say will toss medals into Ganges". Al Jazeera. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  18. ^ "I quit wrestling!': Sakshi Malik announces retirement after Sanjay Singh's WFI chief elections win". Indian express. 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.