Sakshi Malik (born 3 September 1992) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the Bronze Medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a Medal at the Olympics and the fourth female Olympic medalist from the country. According to her father, she was motivated to take up wrestling from seeing her grandfather Badlu Ram, who was also a wrestler. She began training in wrestling at the age of 12 under a coach, Ishwar Dahiya, at an Akhara in Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak.

WC/Style:      62KG – WW

Medals:

Olympic Games
Bronze Medal – third-place  2016 Rio de Janeiro  58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver Medal – second place            2014 Glasgow 58 kg
Bronze Medal – third-place  2018 Gold Coast         58 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze Medal – third-place  2015 Doha      60 kg
Silver Medal – second place            2017 New Delhi          60 kg
Bronze Medal – third-place  2018 Bishkek  62 kg
Bronze Medal – third-place  2019 Xi’an 62 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze Medal – third-place  2013 Johannesburg        63 kg
Gold Medal – first place       2017 Johannesburg         62 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze Medal – third-place  2010 Budapest[4]      59 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Silver Medal – second place            2009 Manila         59 kg
Gold Medal – first place       2012 Almaty[6]          63 kg
Awards: Padma Shri (2017) – fourth highest Indian national honour

   Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (2016) – highest sporting honour of India