Who is Dipa Karmakar?
Dipa Karmakar is an Indian Gymnast from Tripura State. She is the first female gymnast from India to compete in the Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the vault event final, she finished in 4th place. Dipa Karmakar landed a gold medal in vault to become the first Indian gymnast to win the continental title in the Asian women’s artistic gymnastics championships in Tashkent on 26 May 2024.
Wiki/Overview
| Full Name | Dipa Karmakar |
| Nickname | N/A |
| Profession | Gymnast |
| Date of Birth | 9 August 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Agartala, Tripura India |
| Age (as of 2024) | 30 |
| Father | Dulal Karmakar |
| Mother | Gita Karmakar |
| Spouse | Unmarried |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, MA in Political Science |
| Alma Mater | Women’s College Agartala |
| Organization | N/A |
| Known for | She is the first female gymnast from India to compete in the Olympics. |
| Residence | Tripura |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Height | 4’11” |
| Weight | 51 kgs |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Early Life
Dipa Karmakar was born on 9 August 1993 in Agartala, Tripura.
Career
In 2008, she won the Junior Nationals in Jalpaiguri. Since 2007, Karmakar has won 77 medals, including 67 gold, in state, national and international championships. She was part of the Indian gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Asia. In February, Karmakar competed in the 2011 National Games of India, representing Tripura. She won gold medals in the all-around and all four events: floor, vault, balance beam and uneven bars. At the Rio Olympics, she lost an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points; due to her historic achievement at the Rio Olympics, she became a well-known gymnast as well as a face of gymnastics in India. In the final she performed the difficult Prodonova vault and competed against the world’s top gymnasts such as Simone Biles of the United States, Maria Paseka and Giulia Steingrubber, who won the gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games. She also won a bronze medal at the Asian Gymnastics Championships and finished fifth at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, both firsts for her country. Karmakar represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics. She was also the first Indian gymnast in any discipline to compete at the Olympics since the 1964 Summer Olympics 52 years previous. Karmakar finished in fourth position in the vault in Rio, with an overall score of 15.066.In July 2018, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event, when she finished first in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey. Dipa Karmakar landed a gold medal in vault to become the first Indian gymnast to win the continental title in the Asian women’s artistic gymnastics championships in Tashkent on 26 May 2024.
Family and Affairs
Dipa Karmakar is single and unmarried.
Education
She completed her education by doing Bachelor of Arts and MA in Political Science from Women’s College Agartala.
Achievements
Dipa Karmakar won Arjuna Award in the year 2015. She also won Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2016. Dipa received Padma Shri in 2017. In the same year she was among Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30. She won Gold medal at FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey. She won Bronze medal at IG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at Cottbus, Germany.
Appearence
Dipa Karmakar has height of 4’11 inches and weight of 51 kilograms.
Money Factor
| Net Worth | N/A |
| Salary / Income | N/A |
Trivia & Fact
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