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{{ | {{Short description|Indian wrestler (1910–1983)}} | ||
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| name = Rashid Anwar | | name = Rashid Anwar | ||
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| caption = Indian wrestlers Rashid Anwar(left) and Ajaib Singh Dhaliwal in a training bout at Lane's Club in Baker Street London before the Empire Games, 19 July 1934 . | alt = | | caption = Indian wrestlers Rashid Anwar(left) and Ajaib Singh Dhaliwal in a training bout at Lane's Club in Baker Street London before the Empire Games, 19 July 1934 . | alt = | ||
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'''Rashid Mian Anwar''' (12 April 1910 – 1983) was an | '''Rashid Mian Anwar''' (12 April 1910 – 1983) was an Indian [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] [[Amateur wrestling|sport wrestler]] who competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/56388|title=Rashid Anwar|access-date=29 September 2022|archive-date=29 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929104115/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/56388|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In 1936 he competed in the Freestyle welterweight tournament. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight class. He died at the age of 73 in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], [[Greater London]]. | In 1936 he competed in the Freestyle welterweight tournament. At the [[1934 British Empire Games|1934 Empire Games]] he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight class. First Indian to win a medal at the [[Commonwealth Games|British Empire Games/Commonwealth Games.]] He died at the age of 73 in [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], [[Greater London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/wrestling/rashid-anwar-india-first-commonwealth-games-medalist-25230|title=Who won the first-ever Commonwealth Games medal for India?|access-date= 29 September 2022}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1910 births]] | [[Category:1910 births]] | ||
[[Category:1983 deaths]] | [[Category:1983 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers | [[Category:Olympic wrestlers for India]] | ||
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] | [[Category:Wrestlers at the 1936 Summer Olympics]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]] | [[Category:Indian male sport wrestlers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen]] | |||
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1934 British Empire Games]] | [[Category:Wrestlers at the 1934 British Empire Games]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in wrestling]] | ||
[[Category:Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 9 August 2025
| Rashid Anwar | |
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| Born | 12 April 1910 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 72–73) Camden, Greater London |
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| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
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1934 London | Welterweight |
Rashid Mian Anwar (12 April 1910 – 1983) was an Indian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1936 he competed in the Freestyle welterweight tournament. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the freestyle welterweight class. First Indian to win a medal at the British Empire Games/Commonwealth Games. He died at the age of 73 in Camden, Greater London.[2]
External links[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rashid Anwar". Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ↑ "Who won the first-ever Commonwealth Games medal for India?". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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