Anshu Malik
{{short description|Indian freestyle wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
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| birth_place = Nidani, Jind district, Haryana, India
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| country = India
| sport = Freestyle wrestling
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| event = 57 kg
| collegeteam = Chaudhary Bharat Singh Memorial Sports School, Nidani, Jind
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| coach = Ramchandra Pawar
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Freestyle Wrestling}}
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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2021 Oslo | 57 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | 57 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Individual World Cup }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2020 Belgrade | 57 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 New Delhi|57 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Almaty|57 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Ulaanbaatar|57 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Astana|57 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Wrestling Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Trnava|59 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Chon Buri|59 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cadet Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Athens|60 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Zagreb|60 kg}}{{MedalBronze|2016 Tbilisi|60 kg}}
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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.{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=7 October 2021|title=Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113939/maroulis-uww-wrestling-world-champs|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007211535/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113939/maroulis-uww-wrestling-world-champs|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} She is the first Indian wrestler to win a silver medal at the World Championships in the women's division.
Career
Anshu won gold in the 60 kg category of the Cadet Wrestling Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/23521475/after-double-japanese-anshu-malik-sets-sights-tokyo-2020|title=After a 'double' over the Japanese, Anshu Malik sets her sights on Tokyo 2020|date=2018-05-16|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527024409/http://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/23521475/after-double-japanese-anshu-malik-sets-sights-tokyo-2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/indias-anshu-malik-grabs-silver-at-wrestling-world-cup/articleshow/79777414.cms | title=India's Anshu Malik grabs silver at Wrestling World Cup | work=The Times of India | date=17 December 2020 | accessdate=8 May 2021 | archive-date=8 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508095109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/indias-anshu-malik-grabs-silver-at-wrestling-world-cup/articleshow/79777414.cms | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/anshu-malik-sonam-malik-win-tokyo-olympics-quota-in-wrestling/articleshow/82003434.cms | title=Wrestlers Anshu Malik, Sonam Malik qualify for Tokyo Olympics; door shut on Sakshi Malik | work=The Times of India | date=10 April 2021 | accessdate=8 May 2021 | archive-date=6 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506020826/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/anshu-malik-sonam-malik-win-tokyo-olympics-quota-in-wrestling/articleshow/82003434.cms | url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite web|title=2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/final-book.pdf|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522211016/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/final-book.pdf|archive-date=22 May 2020|access-date=22 May 2020}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=16 December 2020|title=Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102093/russia-take-team-title-at-uww-world-cup|url-status=live|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217175619/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102093/russia-take-team-title-at-uww-world-cup|archive-date=17 December 2020}}{{Cite web|title=2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|archive-date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}
In Asian Wrestling Championships 2021, Malik bagged Gold along with her Indian teammates Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran.{{Cite web|date=April 16, 2021|title=Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Divya Kakran win gold medals|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/asian-wrestling-championships-gold-vinesh-phogat-anshu-malik-divya-kakran-1791870-2021-04-16|access-date=2021-07-26|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726184044/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/asian-wrestling-championships-gold-vinesh-phogat-anshu-malik-divya-kakran-1791870-2021-04-16|url-status=live}}
In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar.{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-wrestling-championship-anshu-malik-bags-silver-with-a-reality-check-to-boot-7882774/ |title=Asian Wrestling Championship: Anshu Malik bags silver, with a reality check to boot. She won silver medal in Commonwealth Games 2022 |date=23 April 2022 |access-date=10 August 2024 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125014639/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/asian-wrestling-championship-anshu-malik-bags-silver-with-a-reality-check-to-boot-7882774/ |url-status=live }}
In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she had to settle for the Silver Medal after reaching the women's 57 kg freestyle final.{{Cite web|title=CWG 2022: Anshu Malik loses to her Nigerian counterpart in the final, settles for silver medal|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2022-india-wrestler-anshu-malik-advances-to-women-s-57kg-freestyle-final-assured-of-at-least-silver-101659708225870.html|date=2022-08-05|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=10 August 2024|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218082404/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2022-india-wrestler-anshu-malik-advances-to-women-s-57kg-freestyle-final-assured-of-at-least-silver-101659708225870.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Kanika |date=2024-02-13 |title=Anshu Malik Boosts 2024 Paris Olympics Bid; Trains in Japan with Akari Fujinami |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/wrestling/wrestling-after-winning-gold-at-national-wrestling-championships-2023-anshu-malik-boosts-2024-paris-olympics-bid-trains-in-japan-with-akari-fujinami |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=TheQuint |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310100003/https://www.thequint.com/sports/wrestling/wrestling-after-winning-gold-at-national-wrestling-championships-2023-anshu-malik-boosts-2024-paris-olympics-bid-trains-in-japan-with-akari-fujinami |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} She competed in the women's 57{{nbsp}}kg event at the Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2021-05-21 |title=Wrestler Anshu Malik is living her father's dream |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/wrestler-anshu-malik-is-living-her-fathers-dream/articleshow/82826722.cms |access-date=2023-10-23 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=6 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606152748/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/wrestler-anshu-malik-is-living-her-fathers-dream/articleshow/82826722.cms |url-status=live }}
Senior career results
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! width="30" |Res. ! width="30" |Record ! width="220" |Opponent ! width="60" |Score ! width="100" |Date ! width="180" |Event ! width="120" |Location |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
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| Loss
|34-13 |{{flagathlete|Hong Kexin|CHN}} |1-12 | rowspan="3" |5 August 2022 | rowspan="3" |2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest |
| Win
|34-12 |{{flagathlete|Zhang Qi|CHN}} |2-1 |
| Win
|33-12 |{{flagathlete|Anastasia Nichita|MDA}} |6-5 |
| colspan="7" |Qualified tied 1st at 57 kg |
| Win
|32-12 |{{flagathlete|Laylokhon Sobirova|UZB}} |11-0 | rowspan="2" |20 April 2024 | rowspan="2" |2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|KGZ}} Bishkek |
| Win
|31-12 |{{flagathlete|Kalmira Bilimbek kyzy|KGZ}} |12-1 |
| colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 53 kg |
| Win
|30-12 |{{flagathlete|Bat-Erdeniin Erdenesuvd|MGL}} |14-0 | rowspan="4" |12 April 2023 | rowspan="4" |2023 Asian Wrestling Championships | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana |
| Loss
|29-12 |{{flagathlete|Sae Nanjo|JPN}} |2-8 |
| Win
|29-11 |{{flagathlete|Zhang Qi|CHN}} |8-5 |
| Win
|28-11 |{{flagathlete|Danielle Lim|SGP}} |15-0 |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|27-11 |{{flagathlete|Odunayo Adekuoroye|NGR}} |4-10 | rowspan="3" |5 August 2022 | rowspan="3" |2022 Commonwealth Games | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Birmingham |
| Win
|27-10 |{{flagathlete|Nethmi Poruthotage|SRI}} |14-0 |
| Win
|26-10 |{{flagathlete|Irene Symeonidis|AUS}} |14-0 |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|25-10 |{{flagathlete|Tsugumi Sakurai|JPN}} |0-9, Fall | rowspan="4" |22 April 2022 | rowspan="4" |2022 Asian Wrestling Championships | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|MGL}} Ulaanbaatar |
| Win
|24-9 |{{flagathlete|Khürelkhüügiin Bolortuyaa|MGL}} |15-0 |
| Win
|23-9 |{{flagathlete|Danielle Lim|SGP}} |14-0 |
| Win
|22-9 |{{flagathlete|Shokhida Akhmedova|UZB}} |14-0 |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|21-9 |{{flagathlete|Helen Maroulis|USA}} |1-9, Fall | rowspan="4" |6 - 7 October 2021 | rowspan="4" |2021 World Wrestling Championships | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo |
| Win
|21-8 |{{flagathlete|Solomiia Vynnyk|UKR}} |15-0 |
| Win
|20-8 |{{flagathlete|Erkhembayaryn Davaachimeg|MGL}} |8-2 |
| Win
|19-8 |{{flagathlete|Nilufar Raimova|KAZ}} |19-6 |
| colspan="7" |Tied 9th at 57 kg |
| Loss
|18-8 |{{flagathlete|Valeria Koblova|RUS}} |2-8 | rowspan="2" |4 - 5 August 2021 | rowspan="2" |2020 Summer Olympics | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo |
| Loss
|18-7 |{{flagathlete|Iryna Kurachkina|BLR}} |3-11 |
| colspan="7" |{{Gold1}} Gold Medal at 57 kg |
| Win
|18-6 |{{flagathlete|Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg|MGL}} |3-0 | rowspan="5" |16 April 2021 | rowspan="5" |2021 Asian Wrestling Championships | rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty |
| Win
|17-6 |{{flagathlete|Lee Shin-hye|KOR}} |7-2, Fall |
| Win
|16-6 |{{flagathlete|Altantsetsegiin Battsetseg|MGL}} |14-1 |
| Win
|15-6 |{{flagathlete|Nazira Marsbek Kyzy|KGZ}} |14-0 |
| Win
|14-6 |{{flagathlete|Sevara Eshmuratova|UZB}} |14-0 |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|13-6 |{{flagathlete|Boldsaikhan Khongorzul|MGL}} |5-10 | rowspan="4" |10 April 2021 | rowspan="4" |2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty |
| Win
|13-5 |{{flagathlete|Shokhida Akhmedova|UZB}} |16-3 |
| Win
|12-5 |{{flagathlete|Emma Tissina|KAZ}} |14-0 |
| Win
|11-5 |{{flagathlete|Um Ji-eun|KOR}} |7-3 |
| colspan="7" |Tied 5th at 57 kg |
| Loss
|10-5 |{{flagathlete|Francesca Indelicato|ITA}} |0-14 | rowspan="3" |4 - 5 March 2021 | rowspan="3" |Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome |
| Loss
|10-4 |{{flagathlete|Giullia Penalber|BRA}} |7-15 |
| Win
|10-3 |{{flagathlete|Evelina Nikolova|BUL}} |14-7 |
| colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|9-3 |{{flagathlete|Anastasia Nichita|MDA}} |2-8 | rowspan="4" |15 - 16 December 2020 | rowspan="4" |2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup | rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade |
| Win
|9-2 |{{flagathlete|Veronika Chumikova|RUS}} |12-4, Fall |
| Win
|8-2 |{{flagathlete|Laura Mertens|GER}} |6-2 |
| Win
|7-2 |{{flagathlete|Alyona Kolesnik|AZE}} |7-3 |
| colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg |
| Win
|6-2 |{{flagathlete|Sevara Eshmuratova|UZB}} |7-2 | rowspan="3" |21 February 2020 | rowspan="3" |2020 Asian Wrestling Championships | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|IND}} New Delhi |
| Loss
|5-2 |{{flagathlete|Risako Kawai|JPN}} |0-14 |
| Win
|5-1 |{{flagathlete|Saida Anarkulova|KGZ}} |15-2 |
| colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 57 kg |
| Loss
|4-1 |{{flagathlete|Odunayo Adekuoroye|NGR}} |0-14 | rowspan="5" |15 January 2020 | rowspan="5" |2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series | rowspan="5" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome |
| Win
|4-0 |{{flagathlete|Jenna Rose Burkert|USA}} |14-0 |
| Win
|3-0 |{{flagathlete|Grace Bullen|NOR}} |7-5 |
| Win
|2-0 |{{flagathlete|Linda Morais|CAN}} |13-4 |
| Win
|1-0 |{{flagathlete|Maria Victoria Baez Dilone|SPA}} |14-0 |
References
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External links
- {{IWD}}
- {{UWW|anshu-anshu}}
- {{Olympics.com|anshu-anshu}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|37416}}
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