List of Pehlwani wrestlers

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This is a list of Pehlwani wrestlers who played in Olympics, Asian Games and State level Kesari tournaments.

Olympic Freestyle Wrestlers

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav - 1952 Olympic bronze medalist, 1948 Olympics 6th place
Mohammad Bashir - 1960 Olympic bronze medalist, 3-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, 4-time Asian Games medalist

Asian Games Freestyle Wrestlers

Bhim singh bhati - 1966 Commonwealth Gold medalist in 100 kg

Chandgiram - 1970 Asian Games gold medalist
Bharat Kesari Gama Pehalwan- Asian Games medalist^[1]

Other prominent South Asian wrestlers

Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia - Olympic participant, Bharat Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari^[2]^[3]^{[circular reference]}* Pandit Brahmdev Mishra - Lion of India, who defeated World Champion Dara Singh within few minutes in Kolkata
Pandit Ram Narayan Mishra - Lion of Uttar Pradesh
Akram Pahalwan - son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan
Aslam Pahlwan - also trained by Mama Moti Singh
Bholu Brothers - illustrious Pehlwan Brothers (Bholu, Aslam, Goga, Akram and Azam)
Mehar din pahlwan - Rustam-e-Hind, a great wrestler openly challenged all so called top wrestlers of his time and openly double challenged Chandgi Ram and Dara Singh
Mangla Rai - Rustam-e-Hind
Goga Pahalwan - son of the wrestling legend Imam Baksh Pahalwan
Great Gama
Jaspal Singh Virk - wrestling Legend in India
Gulam - accompanied the late Pandit Motilal Nehru to Paris in 1900 and defeated Cour-Derelli of Turkey
Guru Hanuman - wrestler and coach
Karim Bux - first wrestler to get into world headlines, when he defeated Tom Canon of England in 1892
Kikkar Singh - Dev-e-Hind, known for his phenomenal chest and body
Maruti Mane - Jakarta King 1962-1972
Premnath Wrestler - Guru Premnath, Arjun Awardee 1972
Rajkumar Baisla (Wrestler) - (Dhyan chand Awardee & Yash Bharti Award)
Ramesh Kumar
Uday Chand - Bronze Medalist World Wrestling championship
Gama Pehalwan - Bharat Kesari and National Champion

References

↑ "Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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[1] "Bharat Kesari GAMA Pahalwan and Mishra family, Gorakhpur ,Uttar Pradesh". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

[2] ttps://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/chandigarh/dronacharya-avardi-capt-chandupur-dies/articleshow/58500739.cms

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