Anshu Malik
Indian freestyle wrestler
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Anshu Malik (born 5 August 2001) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won a silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.[2][3]
Malik at the 2021 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 2001 |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Weight class | 57 kg |
Event | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
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 | Boldsaikhan 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 | |||
