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	'''Prem Nath''' (July ~~9, 1955~~ – June 1, 2015) was an Indian [[freestyle wrestling\|freestyle]] wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974 [[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]] in [[Christchurch]]. He is a President's Medal-winning retired [[Delhi Police]] official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />		'''Prem Nath''' (1 July 1951 – 2 June 2015)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58714 \|title=Prem Nath \|work=Olympedia \|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> was an Indian [[freestyle wrestling\|freestyle]] wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974 [[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]] in [[Christchurch]]. He is a President's Medal-winning retired [[Delhi Police]] official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Prem Nath was trained by coach [[Guru Hanuman]].<ref name=":1" /> He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/wrestler-prem-nath-passed-away-1433567122-1\|title=Wrestler Prem Nath passed away\|date=2015~~-06-06~~\|work=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=2018~~-03-24~~}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/olympian-prem-nath-passes-away/article7275986.ece\|title=Olympian Prem Nath passes away\|date=2015~~-06-03~~\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2018~~-03-24~~\|others=Special Correspondent\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Prem Nath was trained by coach [[Guru Hanuman]].<ref name=":1" /> He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/wrestler-prem-nath-passed-away-1433567122-1\|title=Wrestler Prem Nath passed away\|date=6 June 2015\|work=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/olympian-prem-nath-passes-away/article7275986.ece\|title=Olympian Prem Nath passes away\|date=3 June 2015\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=24 March 2018\|others=Special Correspondent\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	* 1976 He took over an [[akhara]] (established by Guru Baijnath in 1948) in the [[Kamla Nagar, New Delhi\|Kamla Nagar]] area, and ran it for a long time before handing it over to his son Vikram Kumar Sonkar, a current India coach, in 2004. It is now known as the ''Guru Prem Nath Akhara''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/diler+samachar-epaper-dilsam/guru+premanath+akhade+ki+kahani+arjun+avardi+kripashankar+bishnoi+ki+jubani-newsid-78351330\|title=गुरु प्रेमनाथ अखाड़े की कहानी अर्जुन अवार्डी कृपाशंकर बिश्नोई की जुबानी - Diler Samachar {{!}} DailyHunt\|work=DailyHunt\|access-date=2018~~-03-24~~\|language=en}}</ref>		* 1976 He took over an [[akhara]] (established by Guru Baijnath in 1948) in the [[Kamla Nagar, New Delhi\|Kamla Nagar]] area, and ran it for a long time before handing it over to his son Vikram Kumar Sonkar, a current India coach, in 2004. It is now known as the ''Guru Prem Nath Akhara''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/diler+samachar-epaper-dilsam/guru+premanath+akhade+ki+kahani+arjun+avardi+kripashankar+bishnoi+ki+jubani-newsid-78351330\|title=गुरु प्रेमनाथ अखाड़े की कहानी अर्जुन अवार्डी कृपाशंकर बिश्नोई की जुबानी - Diler Samachar {{!}} DailyHunt\|work=DailyHunt\|access-date=24 March 2018\|language=en}}</ref>
	* 1974, He won a [[gold medal]] in the 57 kg category at the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]] in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" />		* 1974, He won a [[gold medal]] in the 57 kg category at the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]] in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" />
	* 1972, He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[President of India]] in 1972.<ref name=":0" />		* 1972, He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[President of India]] in 1972.<ref name=":0" />
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* ~~[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111820/https://www.~~sports~~-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/prem-nath-1.html Prem Nath at Sports Reference]~~		* {{sports links}}
	* [[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg\|Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]		* [[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg\|Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710033000/http://newschoupal.com/2010/08/06/arjuna-awardees-list/ List of Arjun Award Winner]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710033000/http://newschoupal.com/2010/08/06/arjuna-awardees-list/ List of Arjun Award Winner]
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'''Prem Nath''' (July 9, 1955 – June 1, 2015) was an Indian [[freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1974 [[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]] in [[Christchurch]]. He is a President's Medal-winning retired [[Delhi Police]] official and was known for his efforts to popularise wrestling in Delhi.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==Personal life==
Prem Nath was trained by coach [[Guru Hanuman]].<ref name=":1" /> He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/wrestler-prem-nath-passed-away-1433567122-1|title=Wrestler Prem Nath passed away|date=2015-06-06|work=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/olympian-prem-nath-passes-away/article7275986.ece|title=Olympian Prem Nath passes away|date=2015-06-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-24|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Career ==
* 1976 He took over an [[akhara]] (established by Guru Baijnath in 1948) in the [[Kamla Nagar, New Delhi|Kamla Nagar]] area, and ran it for a long time before handing it over to his son Vikram Kumar Sonkar, a current India coach, in 2004. It is now known as the ''Guru Prem Nath Akhara''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/diler+samachar-epaper-dilsam/guru+premanath+akhade+ki+kahani+arjun+avardi+kripashankar+bishnoi+ki+jubani-newsid-78351330|title=गुरु प्रेमनाथ अखाड़े की कहानी अर्जुन अवार्डी कृपाशंकर बिश्नोई की जुबानी - Diler Samachar {{!}} DailyHunt|work=DailyHunt|access-date=2018-03-24|language=en}}</ref>
* 1974, He won a [[gold medal]] in the 57 kg category at the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]] in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" />
* 1972, He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] by the [[President of India]] in 1972.<ref name=":0" />
* He showed a great performance in 1972 [[summer olympics]] and finished in fourth place in the freestyle [[bantamweight]] category.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/prem-nath-1.html Prem Nath at Sports Reference]
* [[Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg|Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710033000/http://newschoupal.com/2010/08/06/arjuna-awardees-list/ List of Arjun Award Winner]
* [http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/downfile.asp?link_temp_id=560 Arjuna Awards - Sports Authority Of India - pdf]

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[[Category:Olympic wrestlers of India]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Indian male professional wrestlers]]

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