Sakshi Malik

Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler

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Born: September 3, 1992
Age in 2026: 34
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1992

About Sakshi Malik

Sakshi Malik is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. She is a recipient of the Khel Ratna Award in 2016, India's highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri in 2017, the country's fourth-highest civilian award. In 2024, she became the first Indian wrestler to feature in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Malik's first success as a professional wrestler in the international arena came in 2010 at the Junior World Championships where she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle event. At the 2014 Dave Schultz International Tournament, she won gold in the 60 kg category.

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Sakshi Malik timeline

2010Malik's first success as a professional wrestler in the international arena came in 2010 at the Junior World Championships where she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle event.
2014At the 2014 Dave Schultz International Tournament, she won gold in the 60 kg category.
2016At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
2016She is a recipient of the Khel Ratna Award in 2016, India's highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri in 2017, the country's fourth-highest civilian award.
2024In 2024, she became the first Indian wrestler to feature in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The world when Sakshi Malik was born

Sakshi Malik was born in 1992. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1992

#1 song"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
Top movieUnforgiven
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDream Team dominates Olympic basketball in Barcelona
Top headlineBill Clinton elected president
Technology milestoneFirst text message sent
Defining fadGrunge fashion flannel shirts
Notable inventionText messaging (SMS)
World population5.45 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population255.0M

1992 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sakshi Malik's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1992	2026
Gas	$1.13	$3.45/gal
Average home	$100,000	$435,000
Average income	$37,553	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	255.0M	341 million

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