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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1935\|06\|25}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1935\|06\|25}}
	\| birth_place = Jandli village, [[Hisar District]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Udey Chand\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 April 2020\|website=[[Sports Reference]]\|access-date=21 February ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\| birth_place = Jandli village, [[Hisar District]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Udey Chand\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 April 2020\|website=[[Sports Reference]]\|access-date=21 February 2016}}</ref>
	\| height = 5'9" (175 cm)		\| height = 5'9" (175 cm)
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chand was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli village of [[Hisar district]] and currently resides in [[Hisar (city)\|Hisar]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=What makes Haryana the champ\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140810/pers.htm#4\|access-date=21 February 2016\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]\|date=10 August ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="popular wrestlers">{{cite news \|title=Meet the popular wrestlers of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|agency=TNN \|date=1 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013200940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|archive-date=13 October 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		Chand was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli village of [[Hisar district]] and currently resides in [[Hisar (city)\|Hisar]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=What makes Haryana the champ\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140810/pers.htm#4\|access-date=21 February 2016\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]\|date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="popular wrestlers">{{cite news \|title=Meet the popular wrestlers of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|agency=TNN \|date=1 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013200940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|archive-date=13 October 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	He took part twice in [[Asian Games]] winning two silver medals in 70 kg [[Freestyle wrestling\|Freestyle]] as well as 70 kg [[Greco-Roman wrestling\|Greco-Roman]] at [[1962 Asian Games]] Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at [[1966 Asian Games]] Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] held at Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080720054437/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp Medal tally by sport], ''[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] Official Website''</ref>		He took part twice in [[Asian Games]] winning two silver medals in 70 kg [[Freestyle wrestling\|Freestyle]] as well as 70 kg [[Greco-Roman wrestling\|Greco-Roman]] at [[1962 Asian Games]] Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at [[1966 Asian Games]] Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] held at Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080720054437/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp Medal tally by sport], ''[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] Official Website''</ref>

	He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.{{citation needed\|date=June 2012}}

	==Later life==		==Later life==
	After retiring from [[Indian Army]] he joined [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]], Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		After retiring from [[Indian Army]] he joined [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]], Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.{{citation needed\|date=June 2012}}

	Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.{{citation needed\|date=June 2012}}

	==References==		==References==

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1935\|06\|25}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1935\|06\|25}}
	\| birth_place = Jandli village, [[Hisar District]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Udey Chand\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 April 2020\|website=[[Sports Reference]]\|access-date=21 February ~~2016~~}}</ref>		\| birth_place = Jandli village, [[Hisar District]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=Udey Chand\|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 April 2020\|website=[[Sports Reference]]\|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
	\| height = 5'9" (175 cm)		\| height = 5'9" (175 cm)
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chand was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli village of [[Hisar district]] and currently resides in [[Hisar (city)\|Hisar]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=What makes Haryana the champ\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140810/pers.htm#4\|access-date=21 February 2016\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]\|date=10 August ~~2014~~}}</ref><ref name="popular wrestlers">{{cite news \|title=Meet the popular wrestlers of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|agency=TNN \|date=1 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013200940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|archive-date=13 October 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		Chand was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli village of [[Hisar district]] and currently resides in [[Hisar (city)\|Hisar]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=What makes Haryana the champ\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140810/pers.htm#4\|access-date=21 February 2016\|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]\|date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="popular wrestlers">{{cite news \|title=Meet the popular wrestlers of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|agency=TNN \|date=1 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013200940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms \|archive-date=13 October 2017 \|url-status=live \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He started his career with the [[Indian Army]]. He created history by winning a ~~Bronze Medal~~ in Light Weight (67 kg) Freestyle at [[1961 World Wrestling Championships]] at Yokohama.<ref>[http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en], ''FILA Official Database'' .</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sushil Kumar is World wrestling champion \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article627590.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=12 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sushil Kumar's gold brings cheer to tainted Indian wrestling\|url=http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065343/http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 October 2016 \|publisher=[[Sify.com]] \|date=13 September 2010 }}</ref> During his bout against the eventual world champion Mahamed-Ali Sanatkaran he was particularly unlucky as referees judged his throwing down of the opponent outside the area and the bout ended in a ~~1-1~~ draw.<ref>Preobrazensky, Sergei ''Wrestling is a Man's Game'' Progress Publishers Moscow, 1981, P. 11.</ref> For his achievements he was conferred the first [[Arjuna Award]] in wrestling in 1961 by President of India,.<ref name=ar>[http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm Arjun Award Winners for "Wrestling"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023534/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm \|date=19 July 2011 }}, ''[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)\|Ministry of Youth Welfare & Sports]], [[Government of India]] Official Website''</ref>		He started his career with the [[Indian Army]]. He created history by winning a bronze medal in Light Weight (67 kg) Freestyle at [[1961 World Wrestling Championships]] at Yokohama.<ref>[http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en], ''FILA Official Database'' .</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sushil Kumar is World wrestling champion \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article627590.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=12 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sushil Kumar's gold brings cheer to tainted Indian wrestling\|url=http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065343/http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 October 2016 \|publisher=[[Sify.com]] \|date=13 September 2010 }}</ref> During his bout against the eventual world champion Mahamed-Ali Sanatkaran he was particularly unlucky as referees judged his throwing down of the opponent outside the area and the bout ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>Preobrazensky, Sergei ''Wrestling is a Man's Game'' Progress Publishers Moscow, 1981, P. 11.</ref> For his achievements he was conferred the first [[Arjuna Award]] in wrestling in 1961 by President of India,.<ref name=ar>[http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm Arjun Award Winners for "Wrestling"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023534/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm \|date=19 July 2011 }}, ''[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)\|Ministry of Youth Welfare & Sports]], [[Government of India]] Official Website''</ref>

	He participated in three [[Olympic Games]] namely [[1960 Summer Olympics\|Rome 1960]], [[Tokyo 1964]], [[Mexico City 1968]] and finished with a creditable 6th Rank in Mexico City.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html Udey Chand Biography] sports-reference.com</ref>		He participated in three [[Olympic Games]] namely [[1960 Summer Olympics\|Rome 1960]], [[Tokyo 1964]], [[Mexico City 1968]] and finished with a creditable 6th Rank in Mexico City.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html Udey Chand Biography] sports-reference.com</ref>

	He took part twice in [[Asian Games]] winning two silver medals in 70 kg [[Freestyle wrestling\|Freestyle]] as well as 70 kg [[Greco-Roman wrestling\|Greco-Roman]] at [[1962 Asian Games]] Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at [[1966 Asian Games]] Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] held at Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>[https://~~wayback~~.archive~~-it~~.org/~~all~~/~~20141117120231~~/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp Medal tally by sport], ''[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] Official Website''</ref>		He took part twice in [[Asian Games]] winning two silver medals in 70 kg [[Freestyle wrestling\|Freestyle]] as well as 70 kg [[Greco-Roman wrestling\|Greco-Roman]] at [[1962 Asian Games]] Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at [[1966 Asian Games]] Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] held at Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080720054437/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp Medal tally by sport], ''[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] Official Website''</ref>

	He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2012~~}}		He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	==Later life==		==Later life==
	After retiring from [[Indian Army]] he joined [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]], Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2012~~}}		After retiring from [[Indian Army]] he joined [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]], Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2012~~}}		Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	==References==		==References==

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| birth_place = Jandli village, [[Hisar District]], [[Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Udey Chand|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|website=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=21 February 2016}}</ref>
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'''Udey Chand''' (born 25 June 1935) is a retired [[India]]n wrestler and wrestling coach who was the first individual world championship medal winner from [[independent India]].

He was awarded the first [[Arjuna Award]] in wrestling in 1961, by [[Government of India]].<ref name=ar/>

==Early life==
Chand was born on 25 June 1935 in Jandli village of [[Hisar district]] and currently resides in [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=What makes Haryana the champ|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140810/pers.htm#4|access-date=21 February 2016|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="popular wrestlers">{{cite news |title=Meet the popular wrestlers of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms |access-date=13 October 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=1 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013200940/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/meet-the-popular-wrestlers-of-india/articleshow/15040858.cms |archive-date=13 October 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==
He started his career with the [[Indian Army]]. He created history by winning a Bronze Medal in Light Weight (67 kg) Freestyle at [[1961 World Wrestling Championships]] at Yokohama.<ref>[http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en], ''FILA Official Database'' .</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sushil Kumar is World wrestling champion |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article627590.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sushil Kumar's gold brings cheer to tainted Indian wrestling|url=http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065343/http://www.sify.com/news/sushil-kumar-s-gold-brings-cheer-to-tainted-indian-wrestling-news-national-kjnmudajhba.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 October 2016 |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |date=13 September 2010 }}</ref> During his bout against the eventual world champion Mahamed-Ali Sanatkaran he was particularly unlucky as referees judged his throwing down of the opponent outside the area and the bout ended in a 1-1 draw.<ref>Preobrazensky, Sergei ''Wrestling is a Man's Game'' Progress Publishers Moscow, 1981, P. 11.</ref> For his achievements he was conferred the first [[Arjuna Award]] in wrestling in 1961 by President of India,.<ref name=ar>[http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm Arjun Award Winners for "Wrestling"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023534/http://yas.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1068900370.htm |date=19 July 2011 }}, ''[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Welfare & Sports]], [[Government of India]] Official Website''</ref>

He participated in three [[Olympic Games]] namely [[1960 Summer Olympics|Rome 1960]], [[Tokyo 1964]], [[Mexico City 1968]] and finished with a creditable 6th Rank in Mexico City.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/udey-chand-1.html Udey Chand Biography] sports-reference.com</ref>

He took part twice in [[Asian Games]] winning two silver medals in 70 kg [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle]] as well as 70 kg [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] at [[1962 Asian Games]] Jakarta and won a bronze medal in 70 kg Freestyle at [[1966 Asian Games]] Bangkok. In addition to these he participated in four different world wrestling championships i.e. Yokohama 1961, Manchester 1965, Delhi 1967 and Edmonton 1970. He signed off his glittering career with a befitting gold medal at [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]] held at Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20141117120231/http://www.thecgf.com/games/games_index.asp Medal tally by sport], ''[[Commonwealth Games Federation]] Official Website''</ref>

He remained an undisputed national champion in India from 1958 to 1970.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

==Later life==
After retiring from [[Indian Army]] he joined [[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University]], Hisar as a coach and rendered his services from 1970 to 1996. During his time as coach he groomed many international level wrestlers and guided the university team to many All Indian Inter University Championship triumphs.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

Currently he lives in Hisar and still actively assists budding wrestlers.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

==References==

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