Dipa Karmakar Biography

Dipa Karmakar Biography: Age, Family, Income & more

Dipa Karmakar is an prominent Indian gymnast. She is the first Indian female gymnast to compete in the Olympic Games. Recently, she has announced her retirement from gymnastics.

Dipa Karmakar Age

As of 2024, she is 31 years old.

Dipa Karmakar Biography

Full NameDipa Karmakar
Date of Birth9 August 1993
Birth Place Agartala, Tripura
Height4 feet 11 inches (1.51 m)
Weight47 kgs
EducationSchooling from Abhoynagar Nazrul Smriti Vidyalaya
ProfessionGymnast
Marital StatusNot Known
Social MediaInstagram, X, Facebook

Dipa Karmakar Family

Dipa Karmakar was born to Dulal and Gita Karmakar. Her father is a weightlifting coach at the Sports Authority of India (SAI). She has one sister, Puja Karmakar.

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Dipa Karmakar Early Life & Career

Karmakar’s journey into gymnastics began at the tender age of six. On encouragement of her father, she started training despite initial reluctance. But she had a physical challenge; she was born with flat feet, which is generally considered a disadvantage in gymnastics due to its impact on performance. She trained hard and followed the techniques by her coaches to overcome the hurdle. She practiced with limited resource, competed barefoot and wore an oversized costume; and won a gold medal on the balance beam at the Northeastern Games in 2002. Her coaches Soma Nandi and Bishweshwar Nandi played crucial roles in her development as a gymnast.

In 2008, she won the Junior Nationals. Two years later she was part of India’s gymnastics team at the Commonwealth Games held in Delhi.  She is notably the first Indian female gymnast to compete in the Olympic Games, achieving this milestone at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Though she missed the medal by just 0.0.16 points.

Dipa Karmakar Retirement

On 7th October 2024, Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement from gymnastics.

Dipa Karmakar Income & Net Worth

In 2023, her net worth was approx. 1 crores. For the current year her net worth is not known.

Dipa Karmakar Medals

Source: Wikipedia

Dipa Karmakar Awards

Arjuna Award (2015)

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2016)

Padma Shri (2017)

FAQs

Dipa Karmakar which state

Dipa Karmakar belongs to Tripura.

Dipa Karmakar Job

She has a government job under the Tripura government under the sports and youth affairs department.

Is Dipa Karmakar Bengali?

Yes

Who was Dipa Karmakar father?

Dulal Karmakar who is a weightlifting coach at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Tripura.

Dipa Karmakar Olympics 2024

She wasn’t able to secure the quota for Olympics 2024.

Dipa Karmakar Husband

She is unmarried.

Dipa Karmakar Instagram

@dipakarmakarofficial

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