Happy Birthday Dipa Karmakar: Check out rare photos of India’s first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics

Dipa created history by producing the best-ever performance by an Indian gymnast at the Olympics. Dipa scored an average of 15.066 points behind bronze winner Giulia Steingruber (15.216) of Switzerland.

Dipa Karmakar is an artistic gymnast who has represented India at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was born in Agartala in 1993. (Photo | PTI) 

Veteran cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with gymnast Dipa Karmakar during the book launch of 'Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder' in Mumbai. (Photo | PTI)

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar with her coach Bisweshwar Nandi. (Photo | PTI)

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb along with Tripura Deputy CM Jishnu Debbarma felicitates Arjuna Awardee Tripura golden girl gymnast Dipa Karmakar in Agartala. (Photo | PTI)

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar (R), Olympic bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik, Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik and Actor Sushant Singh Rajput during NDTV Youth for change conclave in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and her coach BS Nandi with Tripura former CM Manik Sarkar at a reception upon their arrival in Agartala, Tripura after participating in Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo | PTI)

Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar rests during a training session ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo | PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses with Olympic Medal Winners silver medallist shuttler P V Sindhu (2L) bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik (2R), gymnast Dipa Karmakar (R) and ace shooter Jitu Rai in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

Former President Pranab Mukherjee presents the Arjuna Award to gymnast Dipa karmakar during the 'Sports and Adventure awards 2015' at President house in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)