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Deepa Malik

1970 - Today

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Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic Games. In 2020, she was elected as President of the Paralympic Committee of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Deepa Malik is the 4,464th most popular athlete (down from 3,742nd in 2024), the 1,418th most popular biography from India (down from 1,314th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Deepa Malik ranks 4,464 out of 6,025Before her are Irina Khudoroshkina, Isaac Makwala, Andy Turner, Sarah Jones, Sean Olsson, and Carlos Ramírez. After her are Pedro García Aguado, Kelly Holmes, Michelle Carter, Danuta Kozák, Yuliya Gushchina, and Daniel Ballart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Deepa Malik ranks 1,121Before her are Richard Šmehlík, Emily Lloyd, Marlon James, Josh Stamberg, Craig Mack, and Tamzin Outhwaite. After her are Kelly Holmes, Fabio Maj, Ellis Ferreira, Riki Takasaki, Brigitte Köck, and Alessandra Sensini.

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In India

Among people born in India, Deepa Malik ranks 1,418 out of 1,861Before her are Karen David (1979), Arjun Sarja (1962), Smriti Irani (1976), Arundhati Bhattacharya (1956), Jyotindra Nath Dixit (1936), and Salil Shetty (1961). After her are Bhumika Chawla (1978), Sangeeta Bijlani (1960), Sampat Pal Devi (1961), Parag Agrawal (1984), Dipika Kakar (1986), and Ashwini Vaishnaw (1970).

Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Deepa Malik ranks 20Before her are Laxmirani Majhi (1989), Karnam Malleswari (1975), Seema Punia (1983), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Abhinav Bindra (1982), and Kunjarani Devi (1968). After her are Neeraj Chopra (1997), Anju Bobby George (1977), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), Dipika Pallikal (1991), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (1994), and Shiny Abraham (1965).