Malik defeated Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in one of two bronze medal matches.
"It's my dream of 12 years come true, I'm so happy," said Malik.
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"It's a very pressurised match because it's a medal match -- very, very pressurised.
"I was very confident I would win."
Her compatriots took to Twitter to celebrate her victory:
#SakshiMalik is a reminder of what cn happn if u don't kill a girl child.When d going gets tough,its our girls who get going &save our pride
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 18, 2016
Congratulations #SakshiMalik for making us proud 🇮🇳 🏅 You go girl!
— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) August 18, 2016
#sakshimalik thank you. Proud of every indian athlete that is fighting the best to make us shine. #respecttheeffortnotjusttheresult
— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) August 18, 2016
A great athlete performs when it matters most and #SakshiMalik did just that! Our 1st medal at #Rio2016 ,1st of many for young Sakshi.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 18, 2016
Congratulations #SakshiMalik for making all of India proud 🇮🇳 🏅#Rio2016 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/4jrLQ2hZU8
— Leander Paes OLY (@Leander) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik We want you to know that India loves you.
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) August 18, 2016
Go Girl ...We celebrate you with pride. pic.twitter.com/CkfMsppotY
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Many congratulations #SakshiMalik we are very proud!! #Rio2016
— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) August 18, 2016
Painting Rio tricolour ! So soooooo proud #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/3zlEBPquEc
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) August 18, 2016
What great news to wake up to! #SakshiMalik, your resilience at #Rio2016 has made whole of India proud. Many Congratulations!!!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 18, 2016
Congratulations on your first Olympic medal #SakshiMalik. Very well done!! #Rio2016 #proudindian
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 18, 2016
A medal! And a first for a woman wrestler! Hopefully, the first of many. Congratulations to the tough #SakshiMalik
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 18, 2016
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