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List of Pehlwani wrestlers

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

Other prominent South Asian wrestlers

  • Krishan Kumar Bhaprodia – Olympic participant, Hind Kesari 1986, Rustam-e-Hind, 3 Times National Champion, 3 Times Army Service Champion, Jawahar Kesari*
  • 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

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