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| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| death_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| sport = [[Freestyle wrestling]]<br />
| event = [[Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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'''Dadu Chowgule''' (c. 1946 – 20 October 2019, name is also spelt as '''Dadu Chaugule''' or '''Dadu Chougule''') was an Indian wrestler from [[Maharashtra]], India. He was a two-time winner of the [[Maharashtra Kesari]] title and was also awarded the [[Rustam-e-Hind]] and Mahan Bharat Kesari titles.<ref name=uppercrust>{{cite news |url=https://uppercrustindia.com/oldsite/13crust/thirteen/season7.htm |title=Badam-Doodh & Kolhapuri Kusti! |work=UpperCrust India}}</ref> He represented India at the international level, winning a silver medal in the heavyweight category at the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]] in [[New Zealand]]. He was awarded the [[Dhyan Chand Award]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=दादू चौगुले - ध्यानचंद, राही, स्मृती यांना अर्जुन पुरस्कार---दादू चौगुले, राही, स्मृतीच्या पुरस्काराने क्रीडानगरीत आनंदाची लाट |url=https://www.lokmat.com/kolhapur/kolhapur-dadu-chougule-arjuna-award-dhyanchand-rahi-smriti-dadu-chougule-raahi-smriti-award-anands/ |publisher=[[Lokmat]] |date=21 September 2018 |language=mr}}</ref> Chowgule died on 20 October 2019, in Kolhapur due to a heart attack at the age of 73.<ref name=Timesofindia>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/wrestling/maharashtra-wrestling-legend-dadu-chougule-dies-of-heart-attack/articleshow/71677620.cms |title=Maharashtra wrestling legend Dadu Chougule dies of heart attack |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 October 2019 | agency=PTI | accessdate=17 July 2025}}</ref><br />
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He trained at Motibaug Talim, a wrestling academy, under the guidance of wrestlers such as [[Ganpat Andalkar]] and Balu Bire. He was trained in traditional Indian wrestling techniques.<ref name=Timesofindia/><br />
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== Achievements and awards == <br />
* [[Maharashtra Kesari]] (1970, 1971)<br />
* [[Rustam-i-Hind|Rustam-e-Hind]] (1973)<br />
* Mahan Bharat Kesari (1973)<br />
* Silver Medal at [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]] <br />
* [[Dhyan Chand Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in Sports (2018)<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]<br />
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[[Category:1940s births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]]<br />
[[Category:Marathi people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kolhapur]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling]]<br />
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games]]<br />
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