Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari
Deepika Kumari in 2012
Personal information
Born (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30)
Ratu Chatti, Ranchi, Bihar (present-day Jharkhand), India
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
SpouseAtanu Das[1]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
ClubTata Archery Academy
TeamIndian Archery Women Team
Turned pro2006
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1[2]
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Torino Women's Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Copenhagen Women's Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Bangkok Recurve Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Taipei Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tehran Recurve Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antalya Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Wroclaw Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wroclaw Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Salt Lake City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Paris Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Paris Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Shanghai Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ogden Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ogden Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul Individual
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ogden Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Antalya Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ogden Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2012 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Shanghai Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Mexico City Individual
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wroclaw Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Shanghai Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Antalya Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Antalya Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Medellín Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wroclaw Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wroclaw Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Shanghai Mixed Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Samsun Individual
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Recurve individual
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Recurve team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Recurve team

Deepika Kumari (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional archer. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's individual recurve event. She also won a gold there in the women's team recurve event with Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi.[3] She won individual gold in two of the three stages of the World Cup—one in Guatemala and another in Paris. In the process she also reclaimed the number one ranking after nine years[4] at the Paris World Cup.[5] Deepika won individual gold medals at the  Archery World Cup Stage 1.[6] She defeated Mexico by 5–1 in the final to win the gold in Paris.[7]

Kumari qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the Women's Individual and Women's team events, finishing in eighth place in the latter.[8]

She was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2012 by then-President of India Pranab Mukherjee.[9] In February 2014, she was honored with FICCI Sportsperson of the Year Award.[10] The Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2016.[11]

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  2. ^ "India's Deepika Kumari becomes World No. 1 archer". NDTV. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Athlete of the Week: Deepika KUMARI (IND)". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  4. ^ Singh, Suhani (29 June 2021). "Why archer Deepika Kumari is a serious medal contender in the Tokyo Games". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Deepika's Hat-trick Gold Medals at WC". gulte. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Archery World Cup: Star couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari win individual recurve gold medals". India Today. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Archery World Cup: Indian women's recurve team beat Mexico to win gold in Paris". India Today. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ Deepika Kumari Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine - London 2012 Olympics athlete profiles
  9. ^ "Khel Ratna award for Vijay, Yogeshwar". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.
  10. ^ "FICCI announces the Winners of India Sports Awards for 2014". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.