Profile details
- Born
- 30 Sep 1970
- Birthplace
- Sonipat
- State listed
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Sport
- Athletics
- Discipline
- Athletics
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Arjuna Award
- ▸Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- ▸Padma Shri
- ▸Paralympic silver medal
Competition Appearances
2 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2016 Summer Paralympics – women's shot put
- ·2010 Commonwealth Games
Medals
| Year | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|
| — | Silver | Paralympic silver medal |
Derived from this athlete's recorded achievements. Not an official medal register.
Career Timeline
- 2010Competed at 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 2016Competed at athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – women's shot put
Statistics
About
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.
Biography adapted from Deepa Malik on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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