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.
Career Anshu won gold in the 60 kg category of the Cadet Wrestling Championships.
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. 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.
In Asian Wrestling Championships 2021, Malik bagged Gold along with her Indian teammates Vinesh Phogat and Divya Kakran.
In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar.
In the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, she had to settle for the Silver Medal after reaching the women's 57 kg freestyle final.
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. 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. She competed in the women's 57kg event at the 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.
Senior career results Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss34-131-125 August 20222024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament BudapestWin34-122-1Win33-126-5Qualified tied 1st at 57 kgWin32-1211-020 April 20242024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament BishkekWin31-1212-1 Bronze Medal at 53 kgWin30-1214-012 April 20232023 Asian Wrestling Championships AstanaLoss29-122-8Win29-118-5Win28-1115-0 Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss27-114-105 August 20222022 Commonwealth Games BirminghamWin27-1014-0Win26-1014-0 Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss25-100-9, Fall22 April 20222022 Asian Wrestling Championships UlaanbaatarWin24-915-0Win23-914-0Win22-914-0 Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss21-91-9, Fall6 - 7 October 20212021 World Wrestling Championships OsloWin21-815-0Win20-88-2Win19-819-6Tied 9th at 57 kgLoss18-82-84 - 5 August 20212020 Summer Olympics TokyoLoss18-73-11 Gold Medal at 57 kgWin18-63-016 April 20212021 Asian Wrestling Championships AlmatyWin17-67-2, FallWin16-614-1Win15-614-0Win14-614-0 Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss13-65-1010 April 20212021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament AlmatyWin13-516-3Win12-514-0Win11-57-3Tied 5th at 57 kgLoss10-50-144 - 5 March 2021Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 RomeLoss10-47-15Win10-314-7 Bronze Medal at 57 kgLoss9-32-815 - 16 December 20202020 Individual Wrestling World Cup BelgradeWin9-212-4, FallWin8-26-2Win7-27-3 Bronze Medal at 57 kgWin6-27-221 February 20202020 Asian Wrestling Championships New DelhiLoss5-20-14Win5-115-2 Silver Medal at 57 kgLoss4-10-1415 January 20202020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series RomeWin4-014-0Win3-07-5Win2-013-4Win1-014-0
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