Dipa Karmakar Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Guddu
Profession	Artistic Gymnast
Famous For	Winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	4' 11" (150 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Gymnastics
Category	Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Coach/Mentor	Soma Nandi & Bisweshwar Nandi
Records (main ones)	• First Indian female to win a medal (Bronze) in the history of Commonwealth Games; she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. • The first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics, she represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. • First Indian gymnast to win gold in any event at the Asian Championships
Retirement Date	7 October 2024
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2015: Arjuna Award 2016: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2017: Padma Shri 2018: First Ladies award by the Ministry of Women & Child Development
Personal Life
Date of Birth	9 August 1993 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	31 Years
Birthplace	Agartala, Tripura
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature/Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Agartala, Tripura
School	Agartala’s Abhoynagar Nazrul Smriti Vidyalaya
College/University	Women's College, Agartala
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Arts • MA in Political Science
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Other Backward Class (OBC)
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Cooking, Listening to Music, Watching Films
Controversy	On 5 February 2023, she was banned for 21 months after she was tested positive for a banned drug in a dope test following which her results were disqualified from 11 October 2021 onwards. [1]Mid Day
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Dulal Karmakar (Weight Lifting Coach at SAI) Mother- Gita Karmakar
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Puja Karmakar
Favourites
Cricketer	Sachin Tendulkar
Gymnast	Nadia Comăneci

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dipa Karmakar

• Dipa Karmakar is the first Indian female to win a bronze medal in Gymnastics; competing at an international event.

• When she bagged a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, she also achieved the distinction of becoming only the third woman in the world to successfully land the Produnova vault, which is considered one of the most difficult vaults.

• She has been practising gymnastics since the age of 6.

• Dipa learned the basics of gymnastics at the Vivekananda Byamagar in Tripura.
  

  Vivekananda Byamagar in Tripura

• The first success that Dipa had tasted outside her hometown was in 2008 when she won the Junior Nationals in Jalpaiguri.

• Her first experience at an international event was in 2010 when she became a part of the Indian gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
  

  Dipa Karmakar At The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games

• While representing Tripura in the 2011 National Games of India, Dipa Karmakar won gold medals in the all-around and all four events: floor, vault, balance beam and uneven bars.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Showing Her National Games Gold Medals

• After her 2014 Commonwealth Games stint, Dipa went on to finish fourth in the vault final at the 2014 Asian Games. The same year, she also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships, held in Hiroshima.

• In October 2015, Karmakar became the first Indian gymnast to qualify for a final stage at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Glasgow.

• After clearing the 2016 Olympic Test Event on 10 August 2016, Dipa became the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the final vault event at the Olympics. However, she missed out on the bronze medal, finishing fourth in the finals of the event with a score of 15.066 on 14 August 2016 at the Gymnastics Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• After her Rio Olympics stint, the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, also BMW’s brand ambassador, had handed over the keys to Karmakar and two other Rio medal winners- shuttler PV Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik. However, Dipa returned the luxury car; citing the poor road condition in her hometown of Agartala. Later, she bought a Hyundai Elantra from the Rs 25 lakh she got after returning a BMW.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Posing With The BMW Car In The Presence Of Sachin Tendulkar PV Sindhu And Sakshi Malik

• In the latter half of 2017, she nursed a knee injury and had to undergo corrective surgery for her anterior cruciate ligament. She also had to miss the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Undergoing A Knee Surgery

• In July 2018, when she won a gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin in Turkey, she became the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal at a global event.
  

  Dipa Karmakar With Her Gold Medal At The FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge 2018

• In 2018, she again hurt her knee and failed to qualify for the vault final at the 2018 Asian Games.

• Dipa gives all the credit behind her gymnastic skills to her coach, Bisweshwar Nandi, who has been mentoring Dipa since she was six years old. While talking about Dipa’s eagerness to learn the sport, Bisweshwar Nandi says-
  

  She’s Ziddi (stubborn). She keeps practising till she’s satisfied and she stays hungry for more.”

• Dipa’s father, Dulal Karmakar, who is also an athlete, says that he is living his dream through Dipa-
  

  I told her ‘I could never don national colours. Will you do it for me?’ She said, ‘Yes, I will realise your dreams’ and she has kept her promise.”

• She had flat feet when she joined gymnastics. While talking about her flat feet, Mr. Nandi says-
  

  I still remember Dipa coming to me as a flat-footed kid, which is not good for a gymnast. It affects the spring in her jump.”

• In 2017, she was honoured with a D.Litt. degree by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Receiving D.Litt. degree by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Agartala

• In the same year, Karmakar was also listed in the Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30.

• The Department of Post, in January 2017, unveiled a special cover on Karmakar at a two-day-long district-level philatelic exhibition organised in Agartala.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Special Postal Stamp Cover

• In January 2019, Sachin Tendulkar launched her autobiography- The Small Wonder.

• On the occasion of Barbie Doll’s 60th anniversary, Dipa was selected as a Barbie Role Model to help inspire the next generation of girls.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Posing With A Barbie Doll

• Dipa is a very religious person and often holds Mahavir and Durga Pujas at her home.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Celebrating Mahavir Puja At Her Home

• Dipa considers Nadia Comăneci, a Romanian retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, her role model.
  

  Dipa Karmakar With Her Role Model Nadia Comăneci

• After becoming a successful gymnast, Dipa is inspiring girls in her hometown to take up the sport.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Sitting Among The Young Girls Of Her Hometown Tripura

• Besides being a gymnast, Dipa is also a great cook and loves cooking at her home whenever she gets an opportunity to do so.
  

  Dipa Karmakar Cooking At Her Home

• On 26 May 2024, she became the first Indian to win the gold medal in the women’s vault apparatus at the Asian Gymnastics Championships 2024 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

• In October 2024, she announced her retirement. She reportedly took retirement due to her health which has been impacted due to her sports injuries.

• After announcing her retirement as a gymnast, she penned an emotional note for her fans and followers, which went viral. She also expressed her desire to help aspiring gymnasts by becoming their mentor or coach.
  

  A snip of Dipa’s note on Instagram