List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling

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{{short description|List article for National Sports award recipients in Wrestling}}
{{Infobox award
| name = National Sports Awards in Wrestling
| subheader = Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
| image = File:The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year-2009 to Shri Sushil Kumar for Wrestling, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2009.jpg
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| awarded_for = Various sports honour of India
| sponsor = [[Government of India]]
| location = [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]]
| country = [[India|Republic of India]]
| presenter = [[President of India]]
| firstawarded = 1961
| lastawarded = 2020
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 88
| award2_type = Awards
| award2_winner = {{bulleted list|[[Arjuna Award]]|[[Dronacharya Award]]|[[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]]|[[Dhyan Chand Award]]}}
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The '''[[National Sports Awards]]''' is the collective name given to the six sports awards of [[India|Republic of India]]. It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. They are presented by the [[President of India]] in the same ceremony at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] usually on 29th August each year along with the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award|national adventure award]]. {{As of|2020}}, a total of eighty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in [[wrestling]]. The four awards presented in wrestling are [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]], [[Arjuna Award]], [[Dhyan Chand Award]] and [[Dronacharya Award]].<ref name="NSA" />

First presented in the year 1961, a total of fifty-six individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with three individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution.<ref name="AAscheme" /> First presented in the year 1985, a total of fifteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in wrestling for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with four coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category.<ref name="DAscheme" /> First presented in the year 2009, a total of five sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.<ref name="RGKRscheme" /> First presented in the year 2005, a total of twelve retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over."<ref name="DCAscheme" /> One awardee [[K. D. Jadhav]] was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously for lifetime contribution in the year 2000.<ref name="NSA" />

==Recipients==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Key
|-
|{{legend|#E9D4C9| + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour|outline=orange|border=1px solid red}}
|{{legend|#CEE8F0| {{Hash}} Indicates a posthumous honour|outline=blue|border=1px solid blue}}
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:73%"
|+ List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender<ref name="NSA" />
! scope="col" style="width:10%" |donkeyear
! scope="col" style="width:30%" | Recipient
! scope="col" style="width:19%" | Award
! scope="col" style="width:16%" | Gender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2009
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sushil|Kumar|dab=wrestler}}
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yogeshwar|Dutt}}
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sakshi|Malik}}
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bajrang|Punia}}
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vinesh|Phogat}}
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna || Female
|- {{anchor|AA}}

| style="text-align:center;" |1961
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Udey |Chand}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1962
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Malwa |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1963
! scope="row" | {{sortname|G. |Andalkar|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1964
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bishambar |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1966
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bhim |Singh|dab=wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1967
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mukhtiar |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1969
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chandgi |Ram}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1970
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sudesh |Kumar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1972
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prem |Nath|dab=wretler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1973
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagroop |Singh|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1974
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satpal |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1978–1979
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajinder |Singh|dab=wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1980–1981
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagmander |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1982
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kartar |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1985
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mahabir |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1987
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Subhash |Verma}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1988
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajesh |Kumar|dab=wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1989
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satyawan||dab=wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1990
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ombir |Singh|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1992
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pappu |Yadav|dab=wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1993
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ashok Kumar |Garg}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1997
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sanjay |Kumar|dab = wrestler, born 1967}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1997
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagdish |Singh|link=Jagdish Bhola}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1998
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kaka |Pawar|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1998
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rohtas |Singh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1999
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Ashok |Kumar|dab = wrestler, born 1959}} {{sup|+}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000
! scope="row" style="background-color:#CEE8F0;" | {{sortname|K. D. |Jadhav}}{{sup|{{Hash}}}} {{sup|+}}
| style="background-color:#E9D4C9;" | Arjuna Award {{sup|+}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Naresh |Kumar|dab = wrestler}} {{sup|+}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kripa Shankar |Patel}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Randhir |Singh|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2001
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ramesh |Kumar|dab = wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2002
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Palwinder Singh |Cheema}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2002
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sujeet |Mann}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2003
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shokinder |Tomar|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2004
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anuj |Kumar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2005
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sushil |Kumar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2006
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Geetika |Jakhar}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2007
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alka |Tomar}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2009
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yogeshwar |Dutt}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajiv |Tomar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ravinder |Singh|dab = wrestler}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajender |Kumar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Geeta |Phogat}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Narsingh |Yadav}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dharmender |Dalal|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Neha |Rathi}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil Kumar |Rana|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Babita |Kumari}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bajrang |Punia}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Amit Kumar |Dahiya}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vinesh |Phogat}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satyawart |Kadian}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sumit |Malik}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pooja |Dhanda}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rahul |Aware}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Divya |Kakran}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2005
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Maruti|Mane}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2006
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Harishchandra|Birajdar}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2007
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajinder|Singh|dab=wrestler}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2008
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gian|Singh|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2009
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satbir Singh|Dahiya|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kuldeep|Singh|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname||Rajkumar|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vinod|Kumar|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anil|Mann}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dadu Dattatray|Chougale|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manoj|Kumar|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Netarpal|Hooda|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2013
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Raj|Singh|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}} {{sup|+}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Mahavir Singh|Phogat}} {{sup|+}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Roshan|Lal|nolink=1}} {{sup|+}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E9D4C9 | {{sortname|Om Parkash|Dahiya|nolink=1}} {{sup|+}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1985
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bhalachandra Bhaskar|Bhagwat|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1987
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Guru|Hanuman}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2003
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sukhchain Singh|Cheema|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2005
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Maha Singh|Rao}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2007
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagminder|Singh|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2009
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satpal|Singh}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Captain|Chandrup|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname||Ramphal|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yashvir|Singh|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mahabir|Prasad|dab=wrestler|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anoop|Singh Dahiya|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male

|}

==Reference==
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<ref name="NSA">{{cite web|title=List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=List of Dhyanchand Awardees (2002–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/DHYANCHAND%20AWARDEES%20%284%29_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143059/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/DHYANCHAND%20AWARDEES%20%284%29_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=List of Dronacharya Awardees (1985–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/DRONACHARYA%20AWARDEES%2085-17_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=11 October 2020|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717170512/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/DRONACHARYA%20AWARDEES%2085-17_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards – 2019 announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=11 October 2020|date=20 August 2019|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143129/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|url-status=live}}
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<ref name="AAscheme">{{cite web|title=Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=18 October 2020|date=7 September 2018|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143100/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="DAscheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|date=3 February 2016|accessdate=18 October 2020|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184719/http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="RGKRscheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award|date=23 February 2015|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Rajiv%20Gandhi%20Kel%20Ratna%20Award.pdf|accessdate=18 October 2020|archive-date=9 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909142048/http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Rajiv%20Gandhi%20Kel%20Ratna%20Award.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="DCAscheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dhyan%20Chand%20Award%20for%20Lifetime%20Achievement%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|date=3 February 2016|accessdate=18 October 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143101/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dhyan%20Chand%20Award%20for%20Lifetime%20Achievement%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

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